Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 78.8% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.06
|
$8.84
HK$69.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.40
|
$5.77
HK$45.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.52
|
$14.28
HK$111.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.89
|
$12.15
HK$94.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.43
|
$4.01
HK$31.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.09
|
$4.49
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.68
HK$13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.75
HK$13.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.47
HK$11.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.20
HK$9.35
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.79
|
$11.66
HK$91.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.07
|
$64.07
HK$500.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,472.97
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,066.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.95
|
$13.71
HK$107.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.91
|
$22.03
HK$172.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€452.46
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,156.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€322.23
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,626.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.08
|
$196.11
HK$1,531.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€459.90
|
$929.71
HK$7,262.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,725.71
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,023.12
|
|
pay 90.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.61
|
$7.69
HK$60.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.92
|
$5.31
HK$41.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.69
|
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.91
|
$86.33
HK$674.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.73
|
$12.81
HK$100.10
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.82
|
$76.24
HK$595.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.30
|
$41.17
HK$321.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.55
|
$91.44
HK$714.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€151.75
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.38
|
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