Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Netherlands

Netherlands vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 9.5% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Netherlands
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Netherlands
Transportation: pay 12.4% less in Netherlands
Housing: pay 24.1% less in Netherlands
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.4% less in Netherlands
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Netherlands

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

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Netherlands vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$22.24 €19.80	+168.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$13.74 €12.23	+115.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$3.60 €3.21	+176.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$2.95 €2.62	+169.5%
Average			+149.5%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$2.06 €1.84	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$6.70 €5.96	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$5.08 €4.52	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$4.71 €4.19	+35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$6.35 €5.65	+60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.16 €1.03	-37.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.07 €0.95	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$0.91 €0.81	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.94 €1.73	+7.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.83 €0.74	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.86 €0.76	-40.4%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 12.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$9.11 €8.11	-41.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$95.45 €84.95	+7.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$40,608.58 €36,143.10	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$27.41 €24.40	+90.4%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 24.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$48.29 €42.98	+124.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$1,426.76 €1,269.87	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$1,174.28 €1,045.15	-30.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$196.24 €174.66	+3.0%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$1,884.17 €1,676.98	+60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$10,083.31 €8,974.51	-54.8%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$6.25 €5.56	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$4.16 €3.70	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$13.60 €12.11	+1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$40.62 €36.16	-56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$15.51 €13.81	+13.2%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Netherlands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$89.45 €79.61	+32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$43.43 €38.65	+5.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$100.67 €89.60	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$136.42 €121.42	+13.8%
Average			+18.7%

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