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Hong Kong vs. Jonkoping Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.0 times more expensive than Jonkoping.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 22.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 6.8 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 2.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Jonkoping. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Jonkoping Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.69 SEK119.98	$7.91 HK$61.55	-37.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.48 SEK117.98	$6.43 HK$50.04	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 SEK18.16	$1.39 HK$10.81	-27.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 SEK20.00	$1.11 HK$8.66	-47.4%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 22.2% more for groceries

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.18 SEK20.56	$2.19 HK$17.06	+0.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.53 SEK61.74	$12.44 HK$96.86	+90.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 SEK61.34	$11.75 HK$91.46	+81.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 SEK37.19	$3.52 HK$27.37	-10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21 SEK49.21	$4.85 HK$37.76	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 SEK12.96	$1.57 HK$12.19	+14.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 SEK11.16	$1.09 HK$8.46	-7.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.24	$1.62 HK$12.63	+25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 SEK18.92	$1.39 HK$10.79	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 SEK7.35	$1.10 HK$8.56	+41.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 SEK6.79	$1.06 HK$8.25	+47.4%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.33 SEK69.23	$11.90 HK$92.63	+62.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.34 SEK749.88	$67.49 HK$525.40	-14.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,125.49 SEK237,460.98	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+53.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.18 SEK124.54	$14.53 HK$113.09	+10.2%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.29 SEK399.68	$22.19 HK$172.75	-47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$846.33 SEK7,998.69	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+177.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$666.49 SEK6,298.96	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+153.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 SEK875.61	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+91.6%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.72 SEK1,452.76	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+575.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58
Average			+575.7%

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pay 24.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 SEK74.99	$6.48 HK$50.47	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 SEK43.74	$5.23 HK$40.72	+13.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.51 SEK70.99	$13.11 HK$102.08	+74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.44 SEK429.43	$79.18 HK$616.38	+74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.82 SEK158.97	$12.85 HK$100.08	-23.6%
Average			+24.0%

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pay 2.8% more for clothing

	Jonkoping	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.40 SEK759.88	$74.06 HK$576.58	-7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.52 SEK326.28	$42.18 HK$328.34	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.79 SEK999.84	$91.97 HK$716.02	-13.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.59 SEK1,224.80	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+10.2%
Average			+2.8%

Jonkoping vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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