Hong Kong vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.3M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 22% more expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 379th and 1258th ($2753 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Houston

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	Hong Kong	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$22908

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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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156