Hong Kong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	88	61
🏙️ Population	7.41M	133K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 113% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 379th and 4342nd ($2753 vs $1295) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 205th and 5145th 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	$8.31	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$3225

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352