Cost of living comparison
Greece is 24.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Greece instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
$13.17
€12.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.28
|
$9.11
€8.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$2.07
€1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.68
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.65
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.68
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.95
|
$4.02
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.45
|
$4.23
€4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 23.3% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.87
|
$7.55
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.26
|
$40.19
€38.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,038.01
|
$28,316.80
€26,788.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.01
|
$13.82
€13.07
|
|
pay 26.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.77
|
$32.82
€31.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,985.03
|
$524.36
€496.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,006.25
|
$392.21
€371.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.64
|
$175.68
€166.19
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,799.89
|
$413.12
€390.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,528.28
|
$6,332.60
€5,990.82
|
|
pay 42.7% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
$4.40
€4.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.25
|
$3.49
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.05
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.41
|
$48.72
€46.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.05
|
$8.82
€8.34
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.26
|
$83.64
€79.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.76
|
$37.83
€35.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.27
|
$83.15
€78.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,106.58
|
$93.42
€88.38
|
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