Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 90.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.84
|
$14.40
€13.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.88
|
$10.42
€9.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.87
|
$4.03
€3.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.27
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.14
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.07
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.32
|
$8.73
€8.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.64
|
$71.46
€66.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,291.19
|
$35,182.39
€32,891.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.72
|
$18.20
€17.01
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.70
|
$21.87
€20.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,914.44
|
$1,063.35
€994.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,749.46
|
$840.88
€786.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.32
|
$80.65
€75.39
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,039.59
|
$378.45
€353.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,651.93
|
$6,404.29
€5,987.28
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.86
|
$8.52
€7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.31
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.82
|
$10.66
€9.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.30
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.73
|
$16.99
€15.88
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.33
|
$92.71
€86.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.07
|
$36.44
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.62
|
$79.67
€74.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.99
|
$119.75
€111.95
|
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