Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 21.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 83.7% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 11.1% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 71.1% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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