Hong Kong vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	83	89
🏙️ Population	7.41M	633K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 44% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 532nd and 2352nd ($2718 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States 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 Memphis. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 548th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Memphis

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	Hong Kong	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$27140

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855