Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 22.2% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 68.1% less for restaurants
Monaco
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.53
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.80
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.67
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
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pay 30.7% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.09
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.76
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 46.1% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.60
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€486.00
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
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