Canberra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$1245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	86	83
🏙️ Population	381K	7.41M

The cost of living in Canberra is 26% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1949th and 532nd ($2019 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 413th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hong Kong

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	Canberra	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.3	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$22102

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598