Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 33.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 17.0% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
$7.61
€7.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
$7.82
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
$1.43
€1.32
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
$5.86
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
$3.88
€3.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
$3.34
€3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
$3.17
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
$6.56
€6.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
$26.03
€23.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
$25,571.83
€23,554.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
$12.02
€11.07
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
$19.97
€18.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
$574.42
€529.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
$479.28
€441.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
$175.37
€161.54
|
|
pay 62.7% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
$376.22
€346.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
$7,374.05
€6,792.29
|
|
pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
$2.33
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$5.14
€4.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
$40.30
€37.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
$8.28
€7.62
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
$65.69
€60.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
$36.31
€33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
$80.32
€73.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
|
$85.31
€78.58
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