Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 63.0% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$14.28
HK$110.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 39.0% more for transportation
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$11.66
HK$90.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$64.07
HK$497.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,709.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$13.71
HK$106.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$22.03
HK$171.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,062.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,560.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.97
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$929.71
HK$7,224.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,141.40
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$7.69
HK$59.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$86.33
HK$670.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$12.81
HK$99.58
|
|
pay 19.2% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$76.24
HK$592.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$41.17
HK$319.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$91.44
HK$710.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.88
|
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