Cost of living comparison

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Hong Kong vs. Valence Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 38.8% more expensive than Valence.

Restaurants: pay 47.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.7% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Valence Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.8% less for restaurants

	Valence	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$7.91 HK$61.55	-54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.85 €11.03	$6.43 HK$50.04	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.69 €2.31	$1.39 HK$10.81	-48.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 €1.54	$1.11 HK$8.66	-37.9%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Valence	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 €1.00	$2.19 HK$17.06	+87.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.34 €8.02	$12.44 HK$96.85	+33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.80	$11.75 HK$91.46	+165.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.44 €3.81	$3.52 HK$27.37	-20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.94 €5.96	$4.85 HK$37.76	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.24	$1.57 HK$12.19	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$1.09 HK$8.46	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.10	$1.62 HK$12.63	+26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.52	$1.39 HK$10.79	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €0.91	$1.10 HK$8.56	+3.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.06	$1.06 HK$8.25	-14.5%
Average			+21.9%

Valence vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Valence	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.78 €6.68	$11.90 HK$92.63	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,837.02 €32,494.85	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.55	$14.53 HK$113.08	-24.6%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Valence	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.20 €25.08	$22.19 HK$172.75	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$554.80 €476.46	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+323.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$467.20 €401.23	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+261.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$111.65 €95.88	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+59.0%
Average			+154.9%

Valence vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Valence	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$788.39 €677.08	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+31.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,175.93 €7,021.58	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+172.1%
Average			+101.9%

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pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Valence	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$6.48 HK$50.47	+11.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.51	$5.23 HK$40.71	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.08 €11.23	$13.11 HK$102.08	+0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.03 €24.07	$79.18 HK$616.37	+182.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.95 €12.84	$12.85 HK$100.07	-14.0%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Valence	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.44 €80.25	$74.06 HK$576.57	-20.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.72 €40.12	$42.18 HK$328.34	-9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.91 €96.96	$91.97 HK$716.01	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$218.02 €187.24	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	-34.5%
Average			-20.9%

Valence vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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