Cost of living comparison
Italy is 12.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 67.1% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$9.09
€8.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 31.9% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$38.40
€36.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$25,887.08
€24,288.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$18.65
€17.50
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$30.75
€28.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$608.10
€570.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$488.80
€458.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$151.72
€142.35
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$459.30
€430.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$9,604.44
€9,011.36
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$51.79
€48.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$9.32
€8.75
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$80.37
€75.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$36.54
€34.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$89.56
€84.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$114.84
€107.75
|
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