Cost of living comparison
Crete is 23.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Crete instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
$29.24
€26.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$1.30
€1.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
$1.35
€1.22
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
$10.02
€9.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
$7.99
€7.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
$4.91
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$1.01
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
$0.49
€0.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$0.52
€0.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.39
€0.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
$0.20
€0.18
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
$8.06
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
$43.32
€39.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
$14.66
€13.21
|
|
pay 32.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
$250.71
€225.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
$166.78
€150.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
$3.52
€3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
$35.74
€32.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$7.58
€6.83
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Crete
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
$105.59
€95.15
|
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