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Santander vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Santander is 7.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 84.5% more in Santander
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Santander
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Santander
Housing: pay 20.0% less in Santander
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Santander
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.9% less in Santander
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Santander

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

Santander vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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pay 84.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Santander
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$17.52 €14.93	+121.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$11.39 €9.70	+77.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.45 €2.09	+76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.81 €1.54	+62.8%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Santander
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.40 €1.19	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.75 €5.75	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.62 €3.94	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.37 €2.87	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.28 €2.79	-32.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.17 €0.99	-25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.06 €0.90	-2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.44 €1.22	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.36 €1.16	-2.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.87 €0.74	-20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$1.31 €1.12	+23.8%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Santander
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$6.76 €5.76	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$45.55 €38.81	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$38,969.97 €33,202.65	+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$21.65 €18.45	+49.1%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Santander
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$36.40 €31.02	+64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$861.39 €733.91	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$554.80 €472.69	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$153.04 €130.40	-13.8%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Santander
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$467.20 €398.05	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$9,343.92 €7,961.07	-58.0%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Santander
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.50 €2.99	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.49 €2.12	-52.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$8.18 €6.97	-37.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$46.72 €39.81	-41.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.34 €7.96	-27.3%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Santander
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$113.88 €97.03	+53.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$36.50 €31.10	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$99.28 €84.59	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$118.84 €101.25	-16.8%
Average			+7.8%

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