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Hong Kong vs. Sankt Poelten Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 34.8% more expensive than Sankt Poelten.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 71.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 17.9% less in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Sankt Poelten. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Sankt Poelten Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sankt Poelten, you would:

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.05	$7.91 HK$61.84	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.26 €10.56	$6.43 HK$50.28	-47.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.19 €3.60	$1.39 HK$10.87	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 €2.27	$1.11 HK$8.70	-57.8%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 €2.11	$2.19 HK$17.14	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.13 €8.72	$12.44 HK$97.32	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.41 €5.52	$11.75 HK$91.90	+83.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.87 €4.19	$3.52 HK$27.50	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.63 €5.70	$4.85 HK$37.94	-26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.16	$1.57 HK$12.25	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.03	$1.09 HK$8.50	-9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.47 €1.27	$1.62 HK$12.69	+10.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 €1.60	$1.39 HK$10.84	-25.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.10 HK$8.60	+11.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.84	$1.06 HK$8.29	+8.4%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.69 €5.76	$11.90 HK$93.07	+77.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$527.89
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,938.49 €26,632.07	$38,564.70 HK$302K	+24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.21 €23.42	$14.53 HK$113.62	-46.6%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 71.7% more for housing

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.68 €32.44	$22.19 HK$173.57	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$759.16 €653.49	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	+209.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$642.36 €552.95	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	+162.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$319.26 €274.82	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	-44.4%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.81 €374.29	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	+138.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,327.23 €5,446.52	$22,248.89 HK$174K	+251.6%
Average			+195.2%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$6.48 HK$50.71	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 €3.83	$5.23 HK$40.91	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.83 €6.74	$13.11 HK$102.56	+67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$79.18 HK$619.31
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.06	$12.85 HK$100.55	-8.3%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 17.9% less for clothing

	Sankt Poelten	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$105.81 €91.09	$74.06 HK$579.32	-30.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.94 €38.69	$42.18 HK$329.90	-6.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.76 €91.04	$91.97 HK$719.43	-13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$183.56 €158.01	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	-22.2%
Average			-17.9%

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