Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 21.1% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.73
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.01
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.01
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 59.3% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.50
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.16
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.65
|
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€109.21
|
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,000.32
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.16
|
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.27
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,278.78
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,075.06
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€149.56
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
|
pay 87.0% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,013.12
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,869.57
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
|
pay 19.8% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.53
|
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.47
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.16
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€53.65
|
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.23
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
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pay 10.0% more for clothing
Ireland
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Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€77.88
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.13
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€84.55
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€83.67
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
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