Hong Kong vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
100
30
😀 Quality of life
88
25
🏙️ Population
7.41M
42.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 415% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 379th and 8393rd ($2753 vs $535) 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 1.5 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 205th and 8584th 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
$8.31
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$8360

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545