NetherlandsNetherlands

Hong Kong

Compared with Netherlands, using real observed prices.

Baseline: NetherlandsNetherlands = 1×

Hong KongHong Kong vs NetherlandsNetherlands
Overall verdict

Hong KongHong Kong is about 0.94× NetherlandsNetherlands.

Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs NetherlandsNetherlands = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Netherlands. 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 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands = 1× Hong KongHong Kong is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.67
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.80
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×0.80
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×0.75

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Netherlands — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.81
    Hong KongHong Kong €3.93 USD 4.478
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.18 USD 2.48
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.55
    Hong KongHong Kong €3.59 USD 4.086
    NetherlandsNetherlands €2.32 USD 2.638
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.99
    Hong KongHong Kong €0.11 USD 0.13
    NetherlandsNetherlands €0.11 USD 0.131
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.80
    Hong KongHong Kong €773.11 HKD 6,899
    NetherlandsNetherlands €969.00 EUR 969
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.75
    Hong KongHong Kong €44.71 HKD 399
    NetherlandsNetherlands €59.99 EUR 59.99
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.64
    Hong KongHong Kong €0.16 USD 0.184
    NetherlandsNetherlands €0.25 USD 0.286
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Hong Kong

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+19%
in HKD
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.