Dusseldorf vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1944
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4713
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$1066
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1869
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$549
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4092
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
95
82
🏙️ Population
631K
7.41M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 27% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 2220th and 621st ($1944 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Dusseldorf ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 28th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Hong Kong

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Dusseldorf Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.45
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.51
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.48
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1119
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$828
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2031
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8456
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5329
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.2
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.57
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.5
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.75
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.6
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.9
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$907
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21698
$22890

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$1668
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$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1618
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1724
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1603
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1644
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1701
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1600
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1579
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1467
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1663
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1592
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1669
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$2007
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1626
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1642
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1486
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1601
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1609
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1561
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1686
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1481
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1580
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1573
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1990

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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