Hong Kong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
29
😀 Quality of life
88
27
🏙️ Population
7.41M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 406% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 427th and 8317th ($2737 vs $541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 248th and 8421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Meru

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Hong Kong Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
14.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$1251
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$59.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$8023

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$589
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$760
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$408
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$500
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$483
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518