Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 29.7% more expensive than Belgium.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.24
€15.85
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.58
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.57
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
€2.22
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
€2.04
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.64
€6.11
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
€4.00
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
€2.91
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.39
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.71
€46.61
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,786.12
€24,620.46
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.68
€22.68
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.54
€46.46
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$808.25
€742.90
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.98
€632.36
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.59
€154.96
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 46.7% more for childcare
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$588.37
€540.80
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,983.72
€14,691.44
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.16
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.49
€7.81
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.63
€30.91
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
€11.01
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.98
€85.46
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.35
€38.01
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.07
€80.03
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.15
€119.63
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
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