Cost of living comparison
Frankfurt is 11.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Frankfurt instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$19.29
€18.52
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$11.25
€10.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$3.03
€2.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$2.79
€2.67
|
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pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$2.09
€2.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.71
|
$6.87
€6.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.73
|
$4.62
€4.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.47
|
$6.11
€5.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$2.14
€2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.74
€0.71
|
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pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.92
|
$7.21
€6.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.56
|
$52.52
€50.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,198.13
|
$29,130.52
€27,961.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.08
|
$26.95
€25.87
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.88
|
$45.31
€43.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,995.30
|
$1,389.77
€1,334.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,013.51
|
$1,056.46
€1,014.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.52
|
$285.00
€273.57
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,804.61
|
$539.90
€518.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,630.69
|
$14,504.53
€13,922.56
|
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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.85
€3.70
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.11
|
$8.79
€8.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.81
|
$53.59
€51.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.11
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
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pay 6.2% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Frankfurt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.60
|
$85.15
€81.73
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.96
|
$39.74
€38.15
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.71
|
$100.07
€96.05
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.24
|
$144.25
€138.46
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