Dallas vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2497
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5860
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1542
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2880
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$613
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5411
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Dallas is 4% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 689th and 503rd ($2497 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th and 1st in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 116th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Hong Kong

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Dallas Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.3
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.05
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$5.09
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1586
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1268
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2418
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4883
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2272
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.4
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13468
$20363

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$1987
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2162
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2155
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2242
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2223
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2206
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2043
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2323
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2176
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$1992
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2021
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2283
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1807
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2516
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$1872
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2039
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2210
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2053
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$1804
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2059
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2204
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2017
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2338
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2306
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2275
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2467
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2107
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2384
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2199
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2139
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2236
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2084
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2200

Cities near Hong Kong

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