Cost of living comparison
Italy is 18.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Italy instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 53.7% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Italy
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.68
|
$14.35
€12.58
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
HK$43.76
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
HK$9.72
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
HK$8.15
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
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pay 37.0% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
HK$17.49
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.87
HK$100.52
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.49
HK$89.70
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.57
HK$27.88
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
HK$33.87
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.98
HK$15.43
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HK$7.79
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.67
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
HK$10.49
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.93
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
HK$9.17
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
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pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.02
HK$78.20
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.32
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.28
HK$258,607.54
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
HK$91.51
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
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pay 38.5% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.46
HK$206.59
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,231.74
HK$17,424.70
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,557.03
HK$12,156.76
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.14
HK$1,258.11
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
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pay 44.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$750.39
HK$5,858.81
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,032.76
HK$140,793.63
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
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pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.01
HK$54.71
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
HK$37.58
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.90
HK$61.67
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.48
HK$659.57
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.46
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
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pay 12.1% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.83
HK$623.32
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
HK$310.59
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.16
HK$696.15
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.04
HK$1,038.69
|
$107.74
€94.48
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