Cost of living comparison
Milan is 5.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Milan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 100.0% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.93
|
$21.66
€19.52
|
|
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
|
$3.12
€2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.77
|
$1.50
€1.35
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$2.64
€2.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.28
|
$8.46
€7.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.68
|
$6.56
€5.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.24
|
$4.15
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.98
|
$5.71
€5.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.13
|
$1.11
€1.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.66
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.45
|
$1.62
€1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.84
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.33
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.88
|
$7.67
€6.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.47
|
$42.24
€38.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,524.34
|
$30,323.64
€27,325.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.89
|
$24.91
€22.45
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.77
|
$29.17
€26.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,119.05
|
$1,524.42
€1,373.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,600.25
|
$1,033.99
€931.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,528.77
|
$212.15
€191.17
|
|
pay 21.1% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,247.37
|
$855.31
€770.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,670.84
|
$14,265.21
€12,854.80
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.94
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.40
|
$2.10
€1.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$672.93
|
$69.19
€62.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.89
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Milan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.34
|
$102.28
€92.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.97
|
$39.36
€35.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$712.82
|
$106.96
€96.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.18
|
$155.03
€139.71
|
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