Hong Kong vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
89
73
🏙️ Population
7.41M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 156% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 503rd and 5167th ($2614 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 168th and 1608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Moscow

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Hong Kong Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$10868

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517