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Helsingborg vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Helsingborg is 2.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Helsingborg
Groceries: pay 11.0% less in Helsingborg
Transportation: pay 12.0% more in Helsingborg
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Helsingborg
Childcare: pay 86.9% less in Helsingborg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Helsingborg
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Helsingborg

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

Helsingborg vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$15.87 SEK149.98	+100.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.58 SEK99.98	+64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.86 SEK27.00	+105.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.73 SEK25.83	+145.7%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 11.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.43 SEK23.00	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$5.18 SEK48.99	-58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.53 SEK52.23	-53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.77 SEK45.09	+35.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$5.36 SEK50.61	+10.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.30 SEK12.24	-17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.26 SEK11.90	+15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.46 SEK13.79	-10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.70 SEK16.10	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.66 SEK6.26	-39.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.66 SEK6.20	-38.1%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 12.0% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.39 SEK69.84	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$66.54 SEK628.90	-1.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$32,689.58 SEK308,949.23	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$29.41 SEK277.95	+102.5%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$36.18 SEK341.94	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$825.17 SEK7,798.72	-64.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$655.91 SEK6,198.98	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$91.29 SEK862.82	-48.6%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 86.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$136.19 SEK1,287.12	-86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	??
Average			-86.9%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$7.41 SEK69.99	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$4.65 SEK43.99	-11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$7.41 SEK69.99	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$38.93 SEK367.94	-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$21.16 SEK199.97	+64.6%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Helsingborg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$83.31 SEK787.37	+12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$43.64 SEK412.43	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$85.96 SEK812.37	-6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$113.73 SEK1,074.82	-20.4%
Average			-2.7%

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