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Asia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Hong Kong compare to Berlin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Hong Kong is 5% worse off vs in Berlin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Hong Kong compared to Berlin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$67,352
+$10,965 (+19%) vs Berlin
Tax Rate: 13%
Weather
How does the weather in Hong Kong compare to Berlin?
Berlin has better overall weather
2.4/10(vs 3.8/10 in Berlin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
26°C(vs 14°C in Berlin)
Average Low
22°C(vs 6°C in Berlin)
Sunshine Hours
1,836h/yr+210h/yr(+13%)
Average High in hottest month
32°C(vs 24°C in Berlin)
Average Low in coldest month
14°C(vs -2°C in Berlin)
Rainy Days
109/yr+31/yr(+39%)
Muggy Days
211/yr+210/yr(+14964%)
Cloud Cover
55%(vs 57% in Berlin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Hong Kong compare to Berlin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Hong Kong compared to Berlin?
Avg. Property Price
$20,891 / m²
179% more expensive than Berlin
SWE Affordability
24.8 years
14.2 years longer than Berlin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Hong Kong has around 13 Luma events listed.
That's 69% fewer events than Berlin.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Hong Kong to maintain the same standard of living.
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