Dortmund vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$750
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
595K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 39% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 3504th and 621st ($1637 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 33rd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Hong Kong

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Dortmund Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$22890

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608