Hong Kong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	7.41M	133K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 110% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 427th and 4205th ($2737 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1 months in Male. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 248th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Male

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	Hong Kong	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360