Cost of living comparison

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Linz vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Linz is 10.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Linz
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Linz
Transportation: pay 11.3% less in Linz
Housing: pay 4.9% less in Linz
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Linz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.7% less in Linz
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Linz

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

Linz vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Linz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$21.12 €17.99	+167.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$13.08 €11.15	+103.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.81 €3.24	+173.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.65 €2.26	+138.2%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Linz
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$3.32 €2.83	+51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$10.00 €8.52	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.30 €5.36	-46.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.46 €3.80	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$6.90 €5.88	+42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.37 €1.17	-12.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.10 €0.94	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.66 €1.41	+2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$2.35 €2.00	+69.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.13 €0.96	+2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.00 €0.85	-5.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 11.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Linz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$6.71 €5.72	-43.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$65.65 €55.93	-2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$29,333.26 €24,992.11	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$18.13 €15.45	+24.8%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Linz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$40.04 €34.11	+80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$823.29 €701.45	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$715.73 €609.81	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$217.90 €185.65	+22.7%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Linz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$469.33 €399.87	-54.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$4,575.99 €3,898.77	-79.4%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Linz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.98 €5.10	-7.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.73 €4.03	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$7.04 €6.00	-46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$51.82 €44.15	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$14.08 €12.00	+9.5%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Linz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$105.21 €89.64	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$40.83 €34.79	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$121.79 €103.77	+32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$132.00 €112.46	-7.6%
Average			+15.9%

Hong Kong vs. Linz - Cost of clothing

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