Dortmund vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$648
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
587K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 46% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 3822nd and 503rd ($1401 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 764th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$20363

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611