Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 63.1% more expensive than Tallinn.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
Tallinn
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.54
€12.45
|
$8.84
HK$68.78
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.21
€8.47
|
$5.77
HK$44.85
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$1.33
HK$10.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.13
HK$8.75
|
|
pay 96.1% more for groceries
Tallinn
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Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
$2.29
HK$17.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
€4.86
|
$14.28
HK$111.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.29
|
$12.15
HK$94.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$4.01
HK$31.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.67
€3.37
|
$4.49
HK$34.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.68
HK$13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$1.16
HK$9.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.98
|
$1.75
HK$13.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.21
|
$1.47
HK$11.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.21
HK$9.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$1.20
HK$9.31
|
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pay 52.9% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
€6.46
|
$11.66
HK$90.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.88
|
$64.07
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€26,889.21
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,962.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.18
€9.36
|
$13.71
HK$106.66
|
|
pay 98.2% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.32
€26.04
|
$22.03
HK$171.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$729.51
€670.85
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,079.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$520.65
€478.78
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,572.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$228.75
€210.35
|
$196.11
HK$1,525.47
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Tallinn
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$450.86
€414.61
|
$929.71
HK$7,231.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,560.19
€6,032.64
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,305.84
|
|
pay 54.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$7.69
HK$59.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$5.31
HK$41.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.90
€5.42
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.45
€51.91
|
$86.33
HK$671.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$12.81
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Tallinn
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.49
€80.46
|
$76.24
HK$593.05
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
€32.42
|
$41.17
HK$320.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.51
€80.48
|
$91.44
HK$711.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.02
€92.90
|
$135.10
HK$1,050.90
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