Hong Kong vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$3017
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	83	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	936K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 11% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 532nd and 950th ($2718 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 548th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Jerusalem

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	Hong Kong	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$23696

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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

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850