Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 55.9% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 33.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 59.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.9% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 10.7% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% less for restaurants

	Italy	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.81 €16.74	$8.28 HK$65.00	-56.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.59 €10.31	$6.37 HK$50.00	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$1.30 HK$10.24	-55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.09 HK$8.59	-20.8%
Average			-49.5%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.9% more for groceries

	Italy	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 €1.95	$2.37 HK$18.59	+8.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.58 €7.64	$12.52 HK$98.23	+45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 €5.20	$11.07 HK$86.91	+89.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.02 €3.58	$3.47 HK$27.20	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.65 €5.02	$3.96 HK$31.06	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 €1.02	$1.87 HK$14.70	+63.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.85	$1.25 HK$9.78	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.06	$2.09 HK$16.41	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.80 HK$14.11	+23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.43 HK$11.25	+67.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.44 HK$11.31	+77.1%
Average			+33.9%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.1% more for transportation

	Italy	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.75 €6.90	$15.51 HK$121.73	+100.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.51 €38.72	$89.19 HK$700.01	+105.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,598.57 €30,793.97	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.27 €18.04	$14.40 HK$113.00	-29.0%
Average			+59.1%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Italy	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.01 €26.71	$21.52 HK$168.90	-28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$723.52 €643.96	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+205.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$562.80 €500.92	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+200.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.38 €144.52	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+17.4%
Average			+144.3%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Italy	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$542.33 €482.69	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,535.75 €9,377.19	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+111.6%
Average			+113.9%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 67.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Italy	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.64 €5.02	$7.65 HK$60.00	+35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 €1.74	$5.04 HK$39.56	+157.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.73 €5.99	$13.38 HK$105.00	+98.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.93 €49.78	$93.07 HK$730.44	+66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.26 €9.13	$13.70 HK$107.50	+33.5%
Average			+67.9%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.7% less for clothing

	Italy	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.42 €76.92	$67.63 HK$530.78	-21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.24 €34.03	$41.11 HK$322.62	+7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.86 €88.88	$80.54 HK$632.08	-19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.82 €113.76	$119.85 HK$940.64	-6.2%
Average			-10.7%

Italy vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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