Hong Kong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
8
😀 Quality of life
80
64
🏙️ Population
7.41M
133K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 102% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 640th and 4490th ($2663 vs $1321) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Male. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 676th and 5278th 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
$7.74
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$3305

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322