Cost of living comparison
Austria is 0.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Austria instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
$15.38
€14.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.29
|
$10.63
€10.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$3.11
€2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$2.40
€2.27
|
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pay 11.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$2.51
€2.37
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.67
|
$8.15
€7.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.70
|
$5.62
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.96
|
$4.05
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.46
|
$6.06
€5.73
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.58
|
$1.15
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.23
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.36
€1.29
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.74
|
$1.88
€1.78
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
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pay 12.8% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.89
|
$6.30
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.38
|
$48.89
€46.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,099.33
|
$26,790.93
€25,327.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.03
|
$20.20
€19.10
|
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pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.81
|
$36.05
€34.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,988.96
|
$834.31
€788.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,009.03
|
$704.76
€666.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,456.98
|
$275.88
€260.81
|
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pay 45.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,801.70
|
$436.40
€412.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,567.50
|
$14,173.71
€13,399.23
|
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pay 34.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.05
|
$4.65
€4.39
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.26
|
$3.63
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.08
|
$6.56
€6.20
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.56
|
$45.89
€43.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.08
|
$12.58
€11.89
|
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pay 1.1% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.39
|
$85.11
€80.46
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.84
|
$43.90
€41.50
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.44
|
$88.16
€83.34
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,106.83
|
$118.74
€112.25
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