Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 30.0% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Rome, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.57
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.12
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.96
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.54
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.20
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€36.10
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.44
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 43.2% more for housing
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€726.16
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 80.6% more for childcare
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€498.32
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.57
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.79
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Rome
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€116.25
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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