Canberra vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
100
😀 Quality of life
82
89
🏙️ Population
381K
7.41M

The cost of living in Canberra is 0.4% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 522nd and 503rd ($2604 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 367th and 168th 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
$32.8
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$20363

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$1723
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$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
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$1903
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$2741
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$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611