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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 38.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% more in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 45.3% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 63.0% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 64.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 27.1% less in Ramnicu Valcea

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 28.9% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$8.05 RON34.91	+1.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$6.90 RON29.92	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.15 RON9.31	+54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.69 RON7.31	+51.7%
Average			+28.9%

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pay 45.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.25 RON5.42	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.42 RON19.18	-64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.03 RON26.15	-48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.33 RON14.42	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.03 RON13.12	-37.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.57 RON2.49	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.73 RON3.17	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.63 RON2.71	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.04 RON4.52	-24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.45 RON1.93	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.45 RON1.97	-57.2%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$6.19 RON26.85	-47.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	$23.00 RON99.73	-65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$6.21 RON26.93	-57.2%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 63.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$7.67 RON33.24	-65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$135.74 RON588.50	-23.5%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 64.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-56.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-72.1%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.53 RON10.97	-61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.07 RON8.98	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$5.75 RON24.93	-56.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$40.64 RON176.20	-48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.20 RON39.89	-28.4%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 27.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$59.21 RON256.70	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$37.09 RON160.82	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$66.71 RON289.23	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$72.85 RON315.82	-49.0%
Average			-27.1%

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