Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 82.7% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 33.3% less for restaurants
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,233
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,028
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD261
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD176
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD98
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD566
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD558
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD298
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD351
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD59
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD90
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD83
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD118
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD53
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD770
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,261
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,152,705
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,067
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,099
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD94,280
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD58,165
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,649
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD41,552
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD869,043
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD339
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD275
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD462
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,098
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD822
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Belgrade
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,960
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,336
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD12,012
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD14,114
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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