Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD789
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD845
|
$6.33
HK$49.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD177
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$2.40
HK$18.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD440
|
$13.58
HK$105.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD535
|
$12.17
HK$94.68
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD264
|
$3.59
HK$27.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD324
|
$4.30
HK$33.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 95.6% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD689
|
$11.42
HK$88.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,602
|
$64.30
HK$500.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,110,258
|
$34,067.68
HK$265,038.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD786
|
$14.53
HK$113.01
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,563
|
$21.69
HK$168.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,078
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,985.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,866
|
$1,543.27
HK$12,006.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,597
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.64
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,377
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,799.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD595,160
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,528.28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD224
|
$7.72
HK$60.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$5.30
HK$41.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD421
|
$13.12
HK$102.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,852
|
$85.27
HK$663.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD501
|
$12.86
HK$100.05
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,095
|
$72.66
HK$565.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,923
|
$40.59
HK$315.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,213
|
$92.45
HK$719.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,038
|
$142.24
HK$1,106.58
|
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