Cost of living comparison

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Sandnes vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Sandnes is 26.4% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Sandnes
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Sandnes
Transportation: pay 14.4% more in Sandnes
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Sandnes
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Sandnes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Sandnes
Clothing: pay 23.9% more in Sandnes

The cost of restaurants, housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Sandnes are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Sandnes.

Sandnes vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$25.89 NOK261.68	+227.5%
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	$3.48 NOK35.15	+150.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.55 NOK25.81	+129.6%
Average			+159.1%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$3.25 NOK32.84	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.62 NOK56.81	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$8.69 NOK87.80	-26.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$4.22 NOK42.66	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$6.29 NOK63.58	+29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.57 NOK15.89	+0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.12 NOK11.28	+2.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.36 NOK13.72	-16.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.10 NOK21.21	+51.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.00 NOK10.14	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.97 NOK9.83	-8.2%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 14.4% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$8.06 NOK81.50	-32.2%
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	$33,923.05 NOK342,853.44	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$28.83 NOK291.43	+98.5%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$76.53 NOK773.44	+244.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,230.54 NOK12,436.84	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$856.39 NOK8,655.37	-49.3%
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			+35.2%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$314.66 NOK3,180.22	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$8,979.63 NOK90,755.32	-59.6%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$9.98 NOK100.84	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$5.14 NOK51.93	-1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$14.97 NOK151.26	+14.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$48.64 NOK491.59	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$17.96 NOK181.51	+39.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 23.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Sandnes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$110.57 NOK1,117.47	+49.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$54.54 NOK551.25	+29.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$98.78 NOK998.31	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$156.64 NOK1,583.18	+9.7%
Average			+23.9%

Hong Kong vs. Sandnes - Cost of clothing

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