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Tarragona vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tarragona is 18.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 77.3% more in Tarragona
Groceries
pay 34.6% less in Tarragona
Transportation
pay 26.0% less in Tarragona
Housing
pay 31.5% less in Tarragona
Childcare
pay 68.3% less in Tarragona
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.4% less in Tarragona
Clothing
pay 5.7% less in Tarragona

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Tarragona. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Tarragona.

Tarragona vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 77.3% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.91
HK$61.52
$16.35
€13.93
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.43
HK$50.01
$10.51
€8.96
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.39
HK$10.81
$2.57
€2.19

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pay 34.6% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Bread
1 loaf
$2.19
HK$17.05
$1.34
€1.14
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.44
HK$96.81
$5.48
€4.67
Milk (1 gallon) $11.75
HK$91.42
$4.49
€3.83

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pay 26.0% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.90
HK$92.58
$6.80
€5.79
Monthly public transit pass $67.49
HK$525.15
$29.20
€24.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,564.70
HK$300,085.46
$35,039.69
€29,854.02

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pay 31.5% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$22.19
HK$172.67
$29.98
€25.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,349.29
HK$18,280.63
$864.31
€736.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,688.04
HK$13,135.21
$841.65
€717.09

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pay 68.3% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,038.61
HK$8,081.78
$330.93
€281.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,248.89
HK$173,126.37
$7,007.94
€5,970.80

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.48
HK$50.45
$3.50
€2.99
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.23
HK$40.70
$2.53
€2.16
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.11
HK$102.03
$6.42
€5.47

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Tarragona
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$74.06
HK$576.31
$101.36
€86.36
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.18
HK$328.19
$35.04
€29.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.97
HK$715.69
$79.42
€67.67

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