Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 31.1% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 46.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 61.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 62.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 50.8% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 17.3% less in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.0% less for restaurants

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$8.28 HK$65.00	-50.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$6.37 HK$50.00	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$1.30 HK$10.24	-43.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 €1.51	$1.09 HK$8.59	-35.6%
Average			-46.0%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.6% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 €1.67	$2.37 HK$18.59	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.43 €5.72	$12.52 HK$98.23	+94.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 €3.87	$11.07 HK$86.91	+155.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.94 €3.51	$3.47 HK$27.20	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.60 €3.21	$3.96 HK$31.06	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.87 HK$14.70	+85.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.25 HK$9.78	+60.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$2.09 HK$16.41	+151.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$1.80 HK$14.11	+58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.73	$1.43 HK$11.25	+74.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.44 HK$11.31	+57.6%
Average			+61.6%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 62.3% more for transportation

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.43 €7.50	$15.51 HK$121.73	+84.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$89.19 HK$700.01	+99.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €29,941.00	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.52 €11.14	$14.40 HK$113.00	+15.0%
Average			+62.3%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.72 €29.12	$21.52 HK$168.90	-34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,595.62 €1,420.16	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+38.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,189.97 €1,059.12	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+42.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.43 €112.53	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+50.8%
Average			+36.4%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 50.8% more for childcare

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$678.84 €604.19	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,935.72 €15,073.40	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+31.6%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$7.65 HK$60.00	+127.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 €2.69	$5.04 HK$39.56	+66.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$13.38 HK$105.00	+99.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 €41.16	$93.07 HK$730.44	+101.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 €8.60	$13.70 HK$107.50	+41.8%
Average			+81.8%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

	Lisbon	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.78 €91.47	$67.63 HK$530.78	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.72 €40.69	$41.11 HK$322.62	-10.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.13 €88.23	$80.54 HK$632.08	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.02 €109.49	$119.85 HK$940.64	-2.6%
Average			-17.3%

Lisbon vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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