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Wolfsburg vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Wolfsburg is 4.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 89.5% more in Wolfsburg
Groceries: pay 11.7% less in Wolfsburg
Transportation: pay 9.2% more in Wolfsburg
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Wolfsburg
Childcare: pay 43.1% less in Wolfsburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.3% less in Wolfsburg
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Wolfsburg

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

Wolfsburg vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.5% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$14.02 €12.04	+77.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$11.68 €10.03	+81.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.63 €2.26	+89.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.34 €2.01	+110.0%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 11.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.21 €1.90	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$7.42 €6.37	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.66 €4.00	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.82 €3.28	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$6.88 €5.91	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.44 €1.24	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.81 €0.69	-25.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.02 €0.88	-37.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$2.25 €1.93	+62.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.70 €0.60	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.70 €0.60	-34.3%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 9.2% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.62 €6.54	-36.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$57.23 €49.15	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$31,745.96 €27,263.78	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$29.90 €25.68	+105.8%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$54.84 €47.10	+147.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$622.93 €534.98	-73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$525.60 €451.39	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$178.63 €153.41	+0.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 43.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$692.03 €594.33	-33.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$10,511.91 €9,027.74	-52.8%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$4.73 €4.06	-27.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.94 €3.39	-24.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$9.58 €8.23	-27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$58.40 €50.15	-26.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$15.18 €13.04	+18.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Wolfsburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$70.02 €60.13	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$35.04 €30.09	-16.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$116.51 €100.06	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$148.92 €127.89	+4.3%
Average			+2.2%

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