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Gelsenkirchen vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Gelsenkirchen is 6.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Gelsenkirchen
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Gelsenkirchen
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Gelsenkirchen
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Gelsenkirchen
Childcare: pay 44.5% less in Gelsenkirchen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.9% less in Gelsenkirchen
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Gelsenkirchen

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and housing in Gelsenkirchen are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Gelsenkirchen. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Gelsenkirchen.

Gelsenkirchen vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Gelsenkirchen instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$9.81 €8.45	+24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$10.51 €9.05	+63.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$3.41 €2.93	+145.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$3.20 €2.75	+187.7%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$2.29 €1.97	+4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$7.46 €6.43	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$4.73 €4.07	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$3.93 €3.39	+11.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$6.69 €5.76	+37.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.46 €1.26	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.89 €0.76	-18.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.05 €0.90	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$2.17 €1.86	+56.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.72 €0.62	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.76 €0.65	-28.6%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$7.52 €6.47	-36.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	$57.23 €49.27	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$31,745.96 €27,327.14	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$23.24 €20.01	+60.0%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$42.60 €36.67	+92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	$622.93 €536.22	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	$564.53 €485.95	-66.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$284.78 €245.14	+60.4%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	$233.60 €201.08	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$19,715.66 €16,971.38	-11.4%
Average			-44.5%

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pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$5.26 €4.52	-18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$4.30 €3.70	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$9.58 €8.24	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	$32.70 €28.15	-58.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$9.34 €8.04	-27.3%
Average			-29.9%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Gelsenkirchen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$93.44 €80.43	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$37.36 €32.16	-11.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$134.32 €115.62	+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$175.20 €150.81	+22.7%
Average			+20.9%

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