Cost of living comparison
Kortrijk is 12.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 90.3% more in Kortrijk
- Groceries
-
pay 37.4% less in Kortrijk
- Transportation
-
pay 5.1% less in Kortrijk
- Housing
-
pay 11.7% less in Kortrijk
- Childcare
-
pay 67.9% less in Kortrijk
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 43.5% less in Kortrijk
- Clothing
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pay 14.9% less in Kortrijk
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation are lower in Kortrijk. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Kortrijk.
If you lived in Kortrijk instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 90.3% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$20.36
€17.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.72
|
$8.57
€7.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.57
|
$2.41
€2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.56
|
$1.99
€1.73
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.85
|
$1.45
€1.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$106.60
|
$7.19
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$95.53
|
$3.48
€3.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$28.21
|
$2.58
€2.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.75
|
$4.01
€3.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.69
|
$1.05
€0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.31
|
$0.75
€0.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.63
|
$0.87
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.85
|
$0.81
€0.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.13
|
$0.91
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.97
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
pay 5.1% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$89.67
|
$6.92
€6.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$504.77
|
$52.52
€45.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$267,426.15
|
$27,329.96
€23,663.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$114.03
|
$22.82
€19.76
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$170.29
|
$46.26
€40.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$17,138.08
|
$750.23
€649.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,114.43
|
$656.45
€568.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,469.77
|
$117.76
€101.96
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,870.18
|
$446.57
€386.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$171,055.82
|
$4,287.05
€3,711.89
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.57
|
$4.29
€3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.62
|
$3.13
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.97
|
$9.65
€8.35
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$669.38
|
$32.15
€27.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.95
|
$12.86
€11.14
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Kortrijk
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$570.35
|
$69.40
€60.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$318.61
|
$34.83
€30.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$725.75
|
$84.40
€73.08
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,116.55
|
$96.46
€83.52
|
|
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