Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 24.5% more expensive than Ireland.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.74
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.22
|
$6.33
HK$49.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.03
|
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 57.0% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.89
|
$13.58
HK$105.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.77
|
$12.17
HK$94.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
$3.59
HK$27.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.24
|
$4.30
HK$33.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.49
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
|
pay 6.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.72
|
$11.42
HK$88.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€112.95
|
$64.30
HK$500.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,870.04
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,099.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.36
|
$14.53
HK$113.03
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.36
|
$21.69
HK$168.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,329.89
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,988.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,122.91
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,009.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.14
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€941.87
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,801.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,401.60
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,567.50
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.61
|
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.60
|
$5.30
HK$41.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.54
|
$13.12
HK$102.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.66
|
$85.27
HK$663.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.62
|
$12.86
HK$100.08
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.68
|
$72.66
HK$565.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.76
|
$40.59
HK$315.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€80.95
|
$92.45
HK$719.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.24
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.83
|
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