Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 20.5% more expensive than Oslo.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK207.23
|
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK124.34
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.42
|
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.78
|
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
|
pay 27.4% more for groceries
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.22
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.41
|
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK82.00
|
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.98
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK64.13
|
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.53
|
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.76
|
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.67
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.64
|
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.09
|
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.80
|
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.89
|
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK843.43
|
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK362,655.91
|
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.96
|
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK433.20
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,238.67
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,342.14
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,710.94
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,386.95
|
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,500.52
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.62
|
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK46.06
|
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK155.42
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK454.68
|
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.79
|
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
|
pay 6.9% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK854.57
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK394.86
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,064.55
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,128.43
|
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
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