Hong Kong vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4255
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	7.41M	442K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 14% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 532nd and 118th ($2718 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 548th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Miami

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	Hong Kong	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$25246

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101