Cost of living comparison

 Lithuania
compared to
 Hong Kong
Hong Kong vs. Lithuania Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 78.1% more expensive than Lithuania overall.

Restaurants
pay 27.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation
pay 59.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing
pay 2.9 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare
pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports
pay 92.0% more in Hong Kong
Clothing
pay 2.5% less in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Lithuania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lithuania, you would:

pay 27.7% less for restaurants

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.85
€11.36
$7.72
HK$59.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.93
€6.64
$6.33
HK$49.17
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.08
€2.00
$1.35
HK$10.45

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Bread
1 loaf
$1.62
€1.55
$2.40
HK$18.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.79
€5.56
$13.58
HK$105.41
Milk (1 gallon) $5.11
€4.90
$12.17
HK$94.46

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pay 59.6% more for transportation

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.00
€5.76
$11.42
HK$88.67
Monthly public transit pass $29.98
€28.75
$64.30
HK$499.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,162.76
€33,719.58
$34,067.68
HK$264,445.23

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.64
€14.04
$21.69
HK$168.40
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $507.54
€486.71
$2,183.24
HK$16,947.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $347.76
€333.48
$1,543.27
HK$11,979.40

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $477.03
€457.45
$1,002.59
HK$7,782.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,723.77
€8,365.72
$21,790.97
HK$169,149.11

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pay 92.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.62
$7.72
HK$59.90
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.89
€2.77
$5.30
HK$41.16
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.16
€4.94
$13.12
HK$101.82

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pay 2.5% less for clothing

 
Lithuania
Hong Kong
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$94.52
€90.64
$72.66
HK$564.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.49
€35.95
$40.59
HK$315.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.84
€85.19
$92.45
HK$717.66

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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