Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.0 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 18.9% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD575
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD572
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD136
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD61
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD302
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD425
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD283
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD40
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD63
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 95.0% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD640
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,112
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,044,953
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD706
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,142
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,358
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,071
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,197
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,344
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD739,009
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD372
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,391
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD490
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 45.6% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,543
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,865
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,331
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,860
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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