Hong Kong vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4060
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	100
😀 Quality of life	83	100
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.35M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 18% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 532nd and 1249th ($2718 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 548th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Melbourne

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	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988