Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 42.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 40.0% less for restaurants
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Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.15
€12.91
|
$7.64
HK$59.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
€8.26
|
$5.61
HK$43.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.26
|
$1.24
HK$9.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.67
|
$1.04
HK$8.19
|
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
€1.02
|
$2.24
HK$17.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€5.11
|
$12.87
HK$101.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
€3.23
|
$11.49
HK$90.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.33
€2.29
|
$3.57
HK$28.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.20
|
$4.34
HK$34.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.90
|
$1.98
HK$15.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.78
|
$1.00
HK$7.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.73
|
$1.62
HK$12.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.84
|
$1.34
HK$10.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.55
|
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.62
|
$1.17
HK$9.22
|
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pay 20.5% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
€6.33
|
$10.02
HK$78.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.86
€56.80
|
$63.70
HK$499.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,298.13
€25,816.00
|
$33,122.28
HK$259,948.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.94
€12.70
|
$11.72
HK$91.98
|
|
pay 50.4% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.24
€36.56
|
$26.46
HK$207.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,056.08
€1,036.72
|
$2,231.74
HK$17,515.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.10
€800.15
|
$1,557.03
HK$12,219.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.83
€123.52
|
$161.14
HK$1,264.63
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$514.57
€505.13
|
$750.39
HK$5,889.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,045.88
€9,861.71
|
$18,032.76
HK$141,523.86
|
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pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.16
€3.10
|
$7.01
HK$54.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
€2.15
|
$4.81
HK$37.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.26
€5.16
|
$7.90
HK$61.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.21
€41.43
|
$84.48
HK$662.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.47
€9.29
|
$12.74
HK$99.98
|
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pay 19.5% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.49
€78.03
|
$79.83
HK$626.55
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.03
€31.45
|
$39.78
HK$312.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.56
€74.17
|
$89.16
HK$699.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
€96.51
|
$133.04
HK$1,044.08
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