Cost of living comparison
France is 5.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in France instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 86.8% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$15.64
€14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$10.86
€10.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$2.73
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$8.46
€8.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$4.52
€4.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$3.79
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$5.82
€5.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.96
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$1.47
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.90
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
$7.25
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
$50.39
€47.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
$31,262.62
€29,768.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$17.66
€16.81
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$30.07
€28.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
$750.17
€714.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
$604.38
€575.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
$140.10
€133.40
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
$690.26
€657.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
$9,163.56
€8,725.54
|
|
pay 27.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$3.01
€2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$11.83
€11.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
$35.91
€34.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$12.10
€11.52
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
France
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
$89.62
€85.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
$37.76
€35.95
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
$91.52
€87.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
$126.90
€120.83
|
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