Canberra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Canberra	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2393	$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5235	$6771
🏠 One person rent	$1495	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$2245	$3862
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3763	$4007
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	83	88
🏙️ Population	381K	7.41M

The cost of living in Canberra is 13% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 929th and 379th ($2393 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 393rd and 205th 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	$20.1	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.9	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.85	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.11	$7.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.92	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1584	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2518	$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1831	$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7663	$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5992	$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.32	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$107	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.7	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.68	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.9	$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.6	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$87	$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1893	$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15472	$22381

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1748
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1532
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1674
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1500
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1732
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2472
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1997
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2801
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2286
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1746
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1815
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1717
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1833
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1829
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1805
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1800
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1876
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1758
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1397
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2397
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1822
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1799
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1795
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1757
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1892
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1357
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1289
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1816
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1900
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1798
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2265
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1635

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623