Hong Kong vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	4
😀 Quality of life	89	35
🏙️ Population	7.41M	12.9K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 159% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 503rd and 5256th ($2614 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 168th and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kingstown

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	Hong Kong	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.92	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$3332

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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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760