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Sandefjord vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Sandefjord is 13.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sandefjord
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Sandefjord
Transportation: pay 49.0% more in Sandefjord
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Sandefjord
Childcare: pay 75.8% less in Sandefjord
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.7% less in Sandefjord
Clothing: pay 13.7% more in Sandefjord

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

Sandefjord vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$18.96 NOK191.59	+139.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$14.72 NOK148.74	+129.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.11 NOK31.46	+124.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.27 NOK22.94	+104.1%
Average			+124.2%

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.93 NOK29.56	+33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.62 NOK56.81	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.93 NOK80.16	-32.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.55 NOK35.85	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$7.31 NOK73.90	+50.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.24 NOK12.58	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.03 NOK10.37	-5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.03 NOK10.37	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.63 NOK16.47	+17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.92 NOK9.30	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.97 NOK9.83	-8.2%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 49.0% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$8.00 NOK80.87	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$69.84 NOK705.87	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$40.11 NOK405.37	+176.1%
Average			+49.0%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$37.39 NOK377.90	+68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,197.28 NOK12,100.71	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$964.48 NOK9,747.79	-42.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$164.64 NOK1,664.00	-7.3%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 75.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$284.35 NOK2,873.92	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$4,666.91 NOK47,167.56	-79.0%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 0.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$8.98 NOK90.76	+38.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.79 NOK48.40	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$14.22 NOK143.70	+8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$48.19 NOK487.05	-39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$12.47 NOK126.05	-3.0%
Average			-0.7%

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pay 13.7% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Sandefjord
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$102.27 NOK1,033.60	+38.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$46.56 NOK470.58	+10.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$99.77 NOK1,008.39	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$139.68 NOK1,411.75	-2.2%
Average			+13.7%

Hong Kong vs. Sandefjord - Cost of clothing

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