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Santiago de Compostela vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Santiago de Compostela is 19.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 72.6% more in Santiago de Compostela
Groceries: pay 33.6% less in Santiago de Compostela
Transportation: pay 25.9% less in Santiago de Compostela
Housing: pay 28.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Childcare: pay 64.7% less in Santiago de Compostela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% less in Santiago de Compostela
Clothing: pay 14.1% less in Santiago de Compostela

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Santiago de Compostela.

Santiago de Compostela vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago de Compostela instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 72.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$14.02 €11.94	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$9.93 €8.46	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.53 €2.16	+82.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.96 €1.67	+76.4%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 33.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.20 €1.02	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.67 €3.98	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$4.33 €3.69	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.36 €2.86	-4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.18 €2.71	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.85 €0.72	-45.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.05 €0.89	-3.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.69 €0.59	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.32 €1.13	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.95 €0.81	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.69 €0.59	-35.0%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 25.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.07 €6.02	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$35.04 €29.85	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$15.88 €13.53	+9.4%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 28.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$34.85 €29.69	+57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$749.46 €638.54	-68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$520.92 €443.83	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$119.00 €101.39	-33.0%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 64.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$350.40 €298.54	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$8,234.33 €7,015.70	-63.0%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.15 €2.69	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$1.89 €1.61	-63.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$6.13 €5.22	-53.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$49.64 €42.29	-37.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$10.22 €8.71	-20.5%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Santiago de Compostela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$77.09 €65.68	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$32.12 €27.36	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$87.60 €74.64	-4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$97.33 €82.93	-31.8%
Average			-14.1%

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