Hong Kong vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$6397
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1879
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$3145
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	94
😀 Quality of life	83	78
🏙️ Population	7.41M	467K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 5% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 532nd and 327th ($2718 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 273rd 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 548th and 982nd 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	$8.11	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$7.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$19997

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2903
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3058
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3688
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2651
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3004
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2807
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2682
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2917
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2854
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3658
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2762
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3122
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3221
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2803
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2899
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2764
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3157
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2780
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2786
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2947
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2788
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3008
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2739
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2821