Cost of living comparison
Paris is 20.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Paris instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.29
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$4.09
€3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$2.96
€2.80
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.67
|
$11.23
€10.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.70
|
$5.41
€5.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.96
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.46
|
$6.32
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.10
€1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.89
|
$7.65
€7.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.38
|
$92.60
€87.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,099.33
|
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.03
|
$24.84
€23.48
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.81
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,988.96
|
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,009.03
|
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.98
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,801.70
|
$756.26
€714.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,567.50
|
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
$7.50
€7.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.26
|
$4.31
€4.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.08
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.56
|
$36.48
€34.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.08
|
$13.93
€13.17
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.39
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.84
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.44
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,106.83
|
$148.98
€140.83
|
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