Hong Kong vs Manila - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Manila
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2308
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$361
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$961
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$49.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$526
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	88	65
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.85M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 257% more expensive than in Manila. Cities ranked 427th and 6586th ($2737 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Manila. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Manila ranked 3rd in the Philippines, while ranked 248th and 4165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Manila

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	Hong Kong	Manila
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$24.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	7.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2849
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$36
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$13387

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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 Manila

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Pasay	$770
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Caloocan	$640
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Quezon	$706
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Malabon	$623
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Makati	$901
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Valenzuela	$506
12 km or 7.2 mi	Pasig	$670
12 km or 7.3 mi	Taguig	$780
15 km or 9 mi	Marikina	$546
15 km or 9.3 mi	Bacoor	$538
15 km or 9.3 mi	Paranaque	$621
15 km or 9.5 mi	Cainta	$704
16 km or 9.7 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Las Pinas	$589
19 km or 12 mi	Imus	$518
21 km or 13 mi	Antipolo	$535
25 km or 15 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
25 km or 16 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
26 km or 16 mi	General Trias	$457
28 km or 17 mi	San Pedro	$575
28 km or 17 mi	Binangonan	$487
30 km or 19 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
31 km or 19 mi	Binan	$539
33 km or 20 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
37 km or 23 mi	Trece Martires	$515
39 km or 24 mi	Cabuyao	$545
47 km or 29 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
60 km or 37 mi	Tanauan	$508
61 km or 38 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
69 km or 43 mi	San Pablo	$427
74 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
75 km or 47 mi	Lipa	$398
79 km or 49 mi	Olongapo	$464
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
94 km or 59 mi	Batangas	$508
99 km or 61 mi	Cabanatuan	$372