Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Italy

Italy vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Italy is 35.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.1% more in Italy
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Italy
Transportation: pay 37.1% less in Italy
Housing: pay 59.1% less in Italy
Childcare: pay 53.2% less in Italy
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Italy
Clothing: pay 12.0% more in Italy

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

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Italy vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Italy
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$18.81 €16.74	+127.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$11.59 €10.31	+81.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$2.95 €2.62	+126.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.38 €1.23	+26.3%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Italy
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$2.19 €1.95	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$8.58 €7.64	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$5.84 €5.20	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$4.02 €3.58	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$5.65 €5.02	+42.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.15 €1.02	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.96 €0.85	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.19 €1.06	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.45 €1.29	-19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.86 €0.76	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.81 €0.72	-43.5%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 37.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Italy
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$7.75 €6.90	-50.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$43.51 €38.72	-51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$20.27 €18.04	+40.8%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 59.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Italy
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$30.01 €26.71	+39.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$723.52 €643.96	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$562.80 €500.92	-66.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$162.38 €144.52	-14.8%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 53.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Italy
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$542.33 €482.69	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	-52.7%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Italy
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$5.64 €5.02	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$1.96 €1.74	-61.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$6.73 €5.99	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$55.93 €49.78	-39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$10.26 €9.13	-25.1%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 12.0% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Italy
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$86.42 €76.92	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$38.24 €34.03	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$99.86 €88.88	+24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$127.82 €113.76	+6.6%
Average			+12.0%

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