Cost of living comparison

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Villach vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Villach is 17.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Villach
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Villach
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Villach
Housing: pay 35.5% more in Villach
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in Villach
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Villach
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Villach

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

Villach vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Villach
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$21.02 €17.95	+165.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$11.10 €9.47	+72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.54 €3.03	+155.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.90 €2.48	+160.8%
Average			+138.6%

Hong Kong vs. Villach - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Villach
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$3.99 €3.41	+82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$11.03 €9.42	-11.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.37 €5.44	-45.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.91 €4.20	+39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$7.37 €6.30	+52.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.26 €1.08	-19.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.15 €0.98	+5.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.57 €1.34	-3.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$2.97 €2.53	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.95 €0.81	-13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.71 €0.61	-33.1%
Average			+15.2%

Hong Kong vs. Villach - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Villach
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$6.57 €5.61	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	$63.07 €53.85	-6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$30,367.73 €25,929.85	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$28.03 €23.94	+93.0%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 35.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Villach
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$48.03 €41.01	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$894.49 €763.77	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$761.53 €650.24	-54.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$430.21 €367.34	+142.3%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Villach
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$325.09 €277.58	-68.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$6,715.65 €5,734.24	-69.8%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Villach
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.84 €4.99	-9.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.54 €3.87	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$7.59 €6.48	-42.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$48.15 €41.11	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.02 €11.12	+1.3%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Villach
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$116.10 €99.13	+56.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$48.82 €41.69	+15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$105.12 €89.76	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$137.82 €117.68	-3.5%
Average			+20.9%

Hong Kong vs. Villach - Cost of clothing

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