Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 42.1% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Norway, you would:
pay 54.8% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK206.37
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK135.57
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.07
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.11
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 23.7% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK33.75
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK56.80
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK82.61
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.33
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK66.02
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.66
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK10.96
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.38
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.26
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.64
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.73
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 4.6% more for transportation
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK81.59
|
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK749.79
|
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK361,489.53
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK261.84
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 42.8% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK590.19
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,478.97
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK8,956.22
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,650.62
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,032.65
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK68,116.43
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK98.37
|
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK51.68
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK147.64
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK481.45
|
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK151.02
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 2.8% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK978.05
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK446.91
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,120.15
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,404.57
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
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