Hong Kong vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$3551
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	67
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	633K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 49% more expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 379th and 2338th ($2753 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 247th 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	$8.31	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$27502

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670