Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 49.5% more expensive than Stockholm.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.41
kr131.19
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.59
kr90.82
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
kr24.16
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr21.50
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
kr29.76
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
kr53.25
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.61
kr59.28
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
kr41.17
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
kr56.97
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
kr14.45
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
kr12.58
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.08
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.86
kr19.68
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
kr6.81
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
kr6.54
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 9.6% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
kr83.77
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.63
kr978.85
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,647.00
kr302,738.65
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.46
kr321.91
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.68
kr345.35
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,446.54
kr15,286.86
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,036.91
kr10,957.97
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.97
kr993.09
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$134.04
kr1,416.51
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,355.38
kr88,298.77
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
kr75.68
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
kr41.37
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.68
kr70.64
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.67
kr472.11
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.32
kr151.37
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.80
kr906.72
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
kr423.83
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
kr1,034.35
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
kr1,375.40
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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