Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 50.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.19
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.11
|
$6.33
HK$49.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.75
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.81
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.40
HK$18.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.17
|
$13.58
HK$105.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.85
|
$12.17
HK$94.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
$3.59
HK$27.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.68
|
$4.30
HK$33.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.41
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
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pay 50.1% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.70
|
$11.42
HK$88.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.52
|
$64.30
HK$500.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,361.89
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,038.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.87
|
$14.53
HK$113.01
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.71
|
$21.69
HK$168.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€891.93
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,985.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€732.47
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,006.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€182.13
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€459.56
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,799.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,111.35
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,528.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.04
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.19
|
$5.30
HK$41.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
$13.12
HK$102.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.68
|
$85.27
HK$663.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.11
|
$12.86
HK$100.05
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€84.00
|
$72.66
HK$565.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.26
|
$40.59
HK$315.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€97.73
|
$92.45
HK$719.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€120.32
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.58
|
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