Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 28.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 26.2% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
$9.33
zł37.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
$1.61
zł6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
$1.47
zł5.95
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
$4.21
zł17.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
$3.58
zł14.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
$2.59
zł10.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.66
zł2.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
$0.74
zł3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.34
zł5.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.39
zł1.57
|
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pay 42.2% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
$6.19
zł25.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
$25.65
zł103.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
$7.46
zł30.18
|
|
pay 33.2% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
|
pay 41.7% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
$3.26
zł13.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
$3.15
zł12.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
$33.98
zł137.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
$6.99
zł28.29
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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