Hong Kong vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2884
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6543
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$1998
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$3776
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$495
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2843
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
7.5M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 130% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 63rd and 4019th ($2884 vs $1253) 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 months in Hong Kong compared to 1 months in Moscow. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 99th and 1168th 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
$8.04
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.9
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2462
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4715
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3295
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.59%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$31248
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20660
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.13
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.9
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.4
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.9
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$755
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18730
$10113

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520