Cost of living comparison
Dresden is 0.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Dresden instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 99.7% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.72
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.82
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.37
|
$2.98
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$2.71
€2.42
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$1.91
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.95
|
$6.32
€5.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.40
|
$4.35
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.15
|
$3.55
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.88
|
$7.24
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.10
|
$1.27
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.66
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.42
|
$1.49
€1.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.76
€0.68
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.62
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.00
|
$63.35
€56.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,759.65
|
$29,435.59
€26,348.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.57
|
$25.13
€22.49
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.26
|
$50.25
€44.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,065.66
|
$848.06
€759.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,563.13
|
$571.92
€511.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,524.27
|
$232.34
€207.98
|
|
pay 60.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,226.02
|
$281.58
€252.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,173.85
|
$10,694.50
€9,573.02
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.76
|
$4.87
€4.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.28
|
$3.68
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
$8.88
€7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.95
|
$32.29
€28.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.60
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Dresden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.58
|
$86.04
€77.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.02
|
$41.51
€37.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.72
|
$94.08
€84.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.08
|
$131.31
€117.54
|
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