Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 38.9% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 74.7% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 50.6% more for housing
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 72.2% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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