Cost of living comparison

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Kalmar vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Kalmar is 5.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Kalmar
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Kalmar
Transportation: pay 4.6% more in Kalmar
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Kalmar
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Kalmar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% less in Kalmar
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Kalmar

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

Kalmar vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$15.96 SEK150.81	+101.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.64 SEK100.54	+65.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.87 SEK27.15	+106.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.75 SEK25.97	+147.1%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.45 SEK23.12	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$5.21 SEK49.27	-58.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.56 SEK52.52	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.80 SEK45.34	+36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$5.39 SEK50.89	+11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.21 SEK11.40	-23.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.27 SEK11.97	+16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.47 SEK13.86	-9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.71 SEK16.19	+23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.67 SEK6.29	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.09 SEK10.35	+3.3%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 4.6% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.43 SEK70.23	-37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$69.15 SEK653.52	+2.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$31,914.36 SEK301,622.62	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$24.79 SEK234.26	+70.6%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$33.46 SEK316.20	+50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$957.43 SEK9,048.68	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$815.59 SEK7,708.13	-51.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$91.80 SEK867.63	-48.3%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$136.95 SEK1,294.30	-86.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	??
Average			-86.8%

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pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$9.84 SEK93.00	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$4.68 SEK44.24	-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$7.45 SEK70.38	-43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$22.16 SEK209.46	-72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$14.36 SEK135.73	+11.7%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Kalmar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$53.19 SEK502.70	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$43.88 SEK414.73	+4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$85.10 SEK804.33	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$106.38 SEK1,005.41	-25.5%
Average			-14.3%

Hong Kong vs. Kalmar - Cost of clothing

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