Hong Kong vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$5584
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$676
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4424
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	7.41M	430K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 22% more expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 379th and 1228th ($2753 vs $2256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 205th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Minneapolis

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	Hong Kong	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1061
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$3075
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$5.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$3.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$27084

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640