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Hong Kong vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 37.2% more expensive than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 7.4% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK159.12	$7.91 HK$61.55	-53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK109.39	$6.43 HK$50.04	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.04	$1.39 HK$10.81	-56.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK23.93	$1.11 HK$8.66	-56.3%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.34	$2.19 HK$17.06	-36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK62.58	$12.44 HK$96.85	+86.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK63.49	$11.75 HK$91.46	+74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.20	$3.52 HK$27.37	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK57.61	$4.85 HK$37.76	-20.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK14.96	$1.57 HK$12.19	-1.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.61	$1.09 HK$8.46	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.41	$1.62 HK$12.63	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.52	$1.39 HK$10.79	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.28	$1.10 HK$8.56	+24.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.91	$1.06 HK$8.25	+25.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.21	$11.90 HK$92.63	+71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,054.16	$67.49 HK$525.39	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK317,740.59	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+14.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK178.01	$14.53 HK$113.08	-23.3%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK418.82	$22.19 HK$172.75	-50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,760.37	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,731.53	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+63.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,722.77	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	-3.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,519.19	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+542.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK145,196.01	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+44.0%
Average			+293.4%

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pay 14.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK78.56	$6.48 HK$50.47	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.56	$5.23 HK$40.71	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK75.58	$13.11 HK$102.08	+63.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK457.32	$79.18 HK$616.37	+62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK179.01	$12.85 HK$100.07	-32.5%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK949.20	$74.06 HK$576.57	-26.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK441.89	$42.18 HK$328.34	-10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,157.18	$91.97 HK$716.01	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,859.70	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	-27.8%
Average			-22.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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