Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 41.1% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.48
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 38.3% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.16
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€38.00
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€25,110.21
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.96
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.59
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€707.87
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€580.52
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€215.12
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€464.72
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,276.44
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.04
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€42.03
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 3.8% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€79.35
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.35
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€99.00
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€116.18
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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