Cost of living comparison

 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
compared to
 France
France vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

France is 5.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants
pay 86.8% more in France
Groceries
pay 17.2% less in France
Transportation
pay 11.2% less in France
Housing
pay 28.2% less in France
Childcare
pay 44.5% less in France
Entertainment and Sports
pay 27.3% less in France
Clothing
pay 1.1% more in France

The cost of restaurants and clothing in France are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in France. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in France.

France vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in France instead of Hong Kong, you would:

pay 86.8% more for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
France
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.72
HK$59.96
$15.64
€14.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.33
HK$49.22
$10.86
€10.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
HK$10.46
$2.73
€2.52

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pay 17.2% less for groceries

 
Hong Kong
France
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
HK$18.66
$1.71
€1.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.58
HK$105.52
$8.46
€7.81
Milk (1 gallon) $12.17
HK$94.57
$4.52
€4.17

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
France
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.42
HK$88.77
$7.25
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $64.30
HK$499.68
$50.39
€46.52
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,067.68
HK$264,731.40
$31,262.62
€28,861.37

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pay 28.2% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
France
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.69
HK$168.58
$30.07
€27.76
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,183.24
HK$16,965.39
$750.17
€692.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,543.27
HK$11,992.36
$604.38
€557.96

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pay 44.5% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
France
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,002.59
HK$7,790.87
$690.26
€637.24
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,790.97
HK$169,332.16
$9,163.56
€8,459.72

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pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
France
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.72
HK$59.96
$6.20
€5.73
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
HK$41.21
$3.01
€2.78
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
HK$101.94
$11.83
€10.92

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

 
Hong Kong
France
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.66
HK$564.61
$89.62
€82.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.59
HK$315.40
$37.76
€34.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.45
HK$718.44
$91.52
€84.49

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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