Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 89.5% more expensive than Sopot.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sopot, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.89
PLN35.02
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
PLN28.01
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
PLN9.06
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.67
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
PLN4.69
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
PLN18.21
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN14.96
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
PLN12.17
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.94
PLN11.56
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
PLN1.66
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
PLN2.44
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
PLN2.87
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
PLN3.90
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.51
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
PLN2.27
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 70.0% more for transportation
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.41
PLN25.24
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.22
PLN119.06
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,462.58
PLN116,053.95
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.21
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 92.0% more for housing
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.14
PLN67.53
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.29
PLN3,668.37
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$546.07
PLN2,151.00
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.05
PLN823.46
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.45
PLN1,305.61
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,857.67
PLN27,012.56
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.81
PLN15.01
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
PLN13.39
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.70
PLN18.51
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.57
PLN112.55
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
PLN25.01
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Sopot
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.46
PLN305.10
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
PLN140.07
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.45
PLN285.40
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.03
PLN319.20
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
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