Cost of living comparison

Ireland

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Leitrim Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 72.2% more expensive than Leitrim.

Restaurants: pay 39.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 25.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 7.3% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 69.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 23.2% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Leitrim Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.7% less for restaurants

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.69 €16.29	$7.91 HK$61.95	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.14	$6.43 HK$50.36	-31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 €1.89	$1.39 HK$10.88	-36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 €1.47	$1.11 HK$8.72	-33.9%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 €1.87	$2.19 HK$17.17	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.83 €3.34	$12.44 HK$97.49	+224.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.39 €5.57	$11.75 HK$92.06	+83.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.65 €4.05	$3.52 HK$27.55	-24.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.97 €5.20	$4.85 HK$38.00	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.44	$1.57 HK$12.27	-5.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.08	$1.09 HK$8.52	-12.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.63 €1.42	$1.62 HK$12.71	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 €1.76	$1.39 HK$10.86	-31.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$1.10 HK$8.62	+6.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$1.06 HK$8.30	+51.5%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 €6.70	$11.90 HK$93.23	+54.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$147.16 €128.27	$67.49 HK$528.81	-54.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,833.87 €37,336.14	$38,564.70 HK$302K	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.17 €15.84	$14.53 HK$113.82	-20.1%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 69.6% more for housing

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.36 €45.64	$22.19 HK$173.87	-57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,051.14 €916.22	$2,349.29 HK$18,408.08	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.97 €509.01	$1,688.04 HK$13,226.78	+189.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.81 €125.35	$177.52 HK$1,391.01	+23.4%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,031.67 €899.26	$1,038.61 HK$8,138.13	+0.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,335.86 €2,036.05	$22,248.89 HK$174K	+852.5%
Average			+426.6%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.11	$6.48 HK$50.80	-7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 €3.56	$5.23 HK$40.98	+27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.98 €16.54	$13.11 HK$102.74	-30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.23 €49.88	$79.18 HK$620.38	+38.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.18	$12.85 HK$100.73	+10.1%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

	Leitrim	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.84 €68.72	$74.06 HK$580.32	-6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.54 €33.59	$42.18 HK$330.48	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.51 €78.90	$91.97 HK$720.68	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.92 €66.17	$142.80 HK$1,118.89	+88.1%
Average			+23.2%

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