Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 15.7% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Ireland
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 64.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 6.5% less for transportation
Ireland
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Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 15.0% more for clothing
Ireland
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Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
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