Cost of living comparison
Norway is 7.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Norway instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.71
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.73
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.47
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.92
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.56
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,198.13
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.08
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 5.6% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.88
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,995.30
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,013.51
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.52
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 72.4% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,804.61
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,630.69
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.07
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.11
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.81
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.11
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.60
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.96
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.71
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.24
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
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