Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 75.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
$26.06
CHF23.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
$16.57
CHF15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
$4.36
CHF3.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
$3.85
CHF3.52
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
$14.05
CHF12.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
$6.73
CHF6.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
$6.47
CHF5.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
$11.61
CHF10.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
$1.50
CHF1.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$1.16
CHF1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
$1.15
CHF1.05
|
|
pay 59.7% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
$7.86
CHF7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
$101.99
CHF93.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,420.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
$39.48
CHF36.09
|
|
pay 27.5% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
$58.09
CHF53.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,396.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,158.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
$182.90
CHF167.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,060.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,953.81
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
$6.80
CHF6.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
$5.05
CHF4.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
$9.54
CHF8.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
$88.43
CHF80.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
$20.14
CHF18.42
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
$111.16
CHF101.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
$56.12
CHF51.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
$131.83
CHF120.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
$170.76
CHF156.11
|
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