Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.0 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr110.61
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr18.99
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.18
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 61.1% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr47.28
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr50.09
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr42.83
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr12.67
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.53
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.13
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr16.56
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.35
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.32
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr76.23
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr736.30
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr233.81
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 37.3% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr68.34
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr38.66
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr390.53
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr131.04
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 9.1% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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