Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Paris, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Paris
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
€2.53
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
Paris
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Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.14
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.69
€9.09
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.45
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.48
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.40
€6.00
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
€1.53
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.69
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.35
€86.62
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,187.89
€22,685.00
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.89
€20.53
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.57
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.32
€1,348.96
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,037.88
€973.39
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.67
€159.13
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 1.3% less for childcare
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$830.08
€778.51
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,062.39
€16,940.10
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
€7.21
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.54
€10.83
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.26
€36.82
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
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pay 13.6% less for clothing
Paris
|
Hong Kong
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$110.46
€103.59
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.99
€39.38
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
€94.80
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.22
€134.32
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
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