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Hong Kong vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 32.9% more expensive than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 58.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 43.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.4% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,796	$7.72 HK$60.02	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,519	$6.33 HK$49.27	-64.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK441	$1.35 HK$10.47	-57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK305	$1.09 HK$8.49	-50.1%
Average			-58.4%

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK505	$2.40 HK$18.68	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,084	$13.58 HK$105.63	+75.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK895	$12.17 HK$94.66	+90.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK805	$3.59 HK$27.95	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,321	$4.30 HK$33.45	-54.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK196	$1.62 HK$12.58	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK141	$1.19 HK$9.23	+17.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK170	$1.61 HK$12.51	+32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK311	$1.51 HK$11.74	-32.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK201	$1.16 HK$9.05	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK131	$1.14 HK$8.89	+22.4%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,188	$11.42 HK$88.85	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,477	$64.30 HK$500.18	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,933,724	$34,067.68 HK$264,995.42	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,362	$14.53 HK$112.99	-39.6%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,766	$21.69 HK$168.75	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK275,530	$2,183.24 HK$16,982.31	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK252,085	$1,543.27 HK$12,004.32	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,542	$187.23 HK$1,456.41	+247.0%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,244	$1,002.59 HK$7,798.64	+297.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK837,840	$21,790.97 HK$169,501.04	+263.5%
Average			+280.6%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,511	$7.72 HK$60.02	-28.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK742	$5.30 HK$41.25
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,712	$13.12 HK$102.04	+7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,777	$85.27 HK$663.30	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,065	$12.86 HK$100.04	-13.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,232	$72.66 HK$565.17	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,950	$40.59 HK$315.71	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,226	$92.45 HK$719.16	-39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,139	$142.24 HK$1,106.40	-26.7%
Average			-29.4%

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