Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 1.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$18.76
€17.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$11.79
€11.23
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$3.14
€2.99
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
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pay 21.9% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$2.89
€2.75
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$4.13
€3.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$5.15
€4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$3.08
€2.93
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$6.00
€5.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.11
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
$7.50
€7.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
$71.38
€67.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
$34,296.42
€32,657.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$17.79
€16.94
|
pay 34.0% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$22.48
€21.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
$1,111.66
€1,058.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
$870.64
€829.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
$99.35
€94.60
|
|
pay 59.0% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
$338.03
€321.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
$10,508.28
€10,005.98
|
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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$8.57
€8.16
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$4.76
€4.54
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$11.36
€10.82
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
$47.76
€45.48
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$18.22
€17.35
|
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pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Helsinki
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
$100.00
€95.22
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
$31.76
€30.24
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
$89.57
€85.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
$111.24
€105.92
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