Hong Kong vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$6355
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1831
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$3177
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$4536
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	88	76
🏙️ Population	7.41M	467K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 1% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 427th and 379th ($2737 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 248th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Long Beach

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	Hong Kong	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$27134

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2874
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2983
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3068
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2716
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3022
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2788
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2662
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2899
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2817
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3640
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2786
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3162
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2735
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2781
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2905
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2768
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2780
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3162
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2803
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3014
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2789
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3036
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2683