Hong Kong vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$988
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	7.41M	133K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 106% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 532nd and 4439th ($2718 vs $1320) 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 0.5 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 548th and 5057th 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	$8.11	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327