Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 15.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$2.58
€2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$2.54
€2.37
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
$7.55
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
$4.69
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
$4.96
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
$7.71
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
$53.87
€50.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
$22.76
€21.26
|
|
pay 10.7% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
$873.71
€816.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
$944.84
€882.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$3.72
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
$34.17
€31.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
$132.04
€123.34
|
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