Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

compared to

Haugesund, Norway

Haugesund vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Haugesund is 1.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Haugesund
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Haugesund
Transportation: pay 5.8% less in Haugesund
Housing: pay 14.6% more in Haugesund
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Haugesund
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Haugesund
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Haugesund

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

Haugesund vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$60.57	$16.48 NOK163.26	+113.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.72	$10.90 NOK107.94	+72.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.57	$2.87 NOK28.46	+113.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.56	$2.46 NOK24.37	+125.5%
Average			+106.2%

Hong Kong vs. Haugesund - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.85	$2.95 NOK29.23	+22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$106.60	$4.96 NOK49.14	-63.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$95.53	$6.46 NOK64.01	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$28.21	$3.30 NOK32.65	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.75	$5.75 NOK56.99	+33.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.00 NOK9.91	-38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.31	$0.86 NOK8.53	-27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.63	$1.20 NOK11.91	-25.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.85	$1.23 NOK12.20	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.13	$1.02 NOK10.10	-12.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.97	$1.00 NOK9.95	-12.2%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 5.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$89.67	$7.35 NOK72.81	-35.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$504.77	$55.85 NOK553.20	-13.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$267,426.15	$34,511.99 NOK341,815.59	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$114.03	$18.04 NOK178.64	+24.2%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$170.29	$53.72 NOK532.06	+147.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$17,138.08	$1,406.21 NOK13,927.49	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$12,114.43	$903.67 NOK8,950.17	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,469.77	$164.71 NOK1,631.32	-12.0%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,870.18	$293.65 NOK2,908.43	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$171,055.82	$2,588.40 NOK25,636.17	-88.1%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$60.57	$9.54 NOK94.45	+23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.62	$4.33 NOK42.88	-18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$102.97	$14.44 NOK143.02	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$669.38	$39.49 NOK391.11	-53.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$100.95	$14.53 NOK143.92	+13.0%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Haugesund
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$570.35	$83.24 NOK824.46	+14.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$318.61	$46.15 NOK457.10	+13.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$725.75	$70.36 NOK696.90	-23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,116.55	$134.72 NOK1,334.28	-5.3%
Average			-0.2%

Hong Kong vs. Haugesund - Cost of clothing

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