Hong Kong
Compared with Germany, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Germany = 1×
Overall verdict
Hong Kong is about 0.94×
Germany.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Germany = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Germany. A bar running right means Hong Kong is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
Germany
Germany = 1×
Hong Kong is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Germany — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.83
Hong Kong €3.93 USD 4.478
Germany €2.15 USD 2.451
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.68
Hong Kong €3.59 USD 4.086
Germany €2.13 USD 2.425
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.15
Hong Kong €0.11 USD 0.13
Germany €0.10 USD 0.113
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.81
Hong Kong €773.11 HKD 6,899
Germany €949.00 EUR 949
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.75
Hong Kong €44.71 HKD 399
Germany €59.99 EUR 59.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.45
Hong Kong €0.16 USD 0.184
Germany €0.35 USD 0.406
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
21 → 25
21 → 25
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+21%
in EUR
It rose 19% in local currency, but 21% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Hong Kong's inflation.