Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 78.8% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 28.1% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.00
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.49
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.07
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.41
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
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pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.75
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.90
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,272.33
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.90
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.83
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€449.66
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€320.24
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.25
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€457.06
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,677.97
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 90.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.58
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.90
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.66
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.69
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.68
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
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pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.24
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.07
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.03
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€150.82
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
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