Cost of living comparison
Finland is 14.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Finland instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 73.1% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
$13.85
€12.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
$2.57
€2.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
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pay 31.9% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
$3.73
€3.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
$4.21
€3.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
$5.06
€4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
$1.65
€1.52
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
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pay 2.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
$7.87
€7.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
$60.62
€55.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
$30,056.21
€27,639.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
$18.81
€17.30
|
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pay 44.6% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
$22.06
€20.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
$746.03
€686.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
$620.54
€570.64
|
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|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
$99.79
€91.77
|
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pay 65.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
$310.89
€285.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
$7,564.54
€6,956.22
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
$7.16
€6.58
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
$43.05
€39.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
$15.48
€14.23
|
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pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
$76.46
€70.31
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
$32.66
€30.03
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
$83.52
€76.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
|
$107.88
€99.20
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