Cost of living comparison
Genk is 1.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Genk instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 81.6% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.95
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
$2.17
€1.95
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$2.09
€1.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
$4.47
€4.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
$3.38
€3.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
$2.92
€2.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
$3.93
€3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.90
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
$1.42
€1.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$1.24
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
$7.16
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
$21,659.74
€19,518.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
$23.61
€21.27
|
|
pay 3.6% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
$50.16
€45.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
$785.17
€707.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
$676.87
€609.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
$161.49
€145.53
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
$606.47
€546.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
$17,327.79
€15,614.60
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
$4.33
€3.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
$3.25
€2.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$8.93
€8.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
$54.15
€48.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$13.54
€12.20
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Genk
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
$99.63
€89.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
$48.73
€43.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
$81.22
€73.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
$92.05
€82.95
|
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