Cost of living comparison
Copenhagen is 24.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Copenhagen instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$21.77
DKK149.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$14.51
DKK99.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$3.75
DKK25.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$2.90
DKK19.99
|
|
pay 3.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$3.54
DKK24.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$6.17
DKK42.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$7.50
DKK51.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$4.72
DKK32.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$5.08
DKK35.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$1.38
DKK9.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$1.30
DKK8.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$1.47
DKK10.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$2.00
DKK13.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.99
DKK6.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.87
DKK5.98
|
|
pay 37.0% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$7.79
DKK53.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$94.34
DKK649.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$47,149.09
DKK324,588.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$26.42
DKK181.85
|
|
pay 1.1% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$37.16
DKK255.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$1,741.81
DKK11,991.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$1,268.50
DKK8,732.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$161.03
DKK1,108.56
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$551.78
DKK3,798.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$9,343.23
DKK64,321.62
|
|
pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$8.71
DKK59.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$6.34
DKK43.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$9.00
DKK61.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$42.82
DKK294.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$18.87
DKK129.89
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Copenhagen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$106.73
DKK734.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$44.45
DKK305.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$115.59
DKK795.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$166.32
DKK1,145.00
|
|
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