Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 79.6% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,096.23
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,072.17
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF593.93
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF460.49
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF576.32
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,719.14
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,549.17
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF946.91
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF950.02
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF275.31
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF310.41
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF314.25
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF456.52
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF198.19
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF213.02
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,402.86
|
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,165.32
|
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,496,593.37
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,731.15
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,001.32
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF250,253.81
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF186,101.13
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,039.92
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF165,030.87
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,108,715.59
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,024.06
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF924.00
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,329.73
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,197.36
|
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF2,969.77
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,123.55
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,298.31
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF33,765.96
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,407.02
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
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