Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 13.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
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