Hong Kong vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
100
96
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
7.41M
13.3M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 59% more expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 640th and 3277th ($2663 vs $1678) 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 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 676th and 2774th 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
$7.74
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$5.38
 Cappuccino
$5.21
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$20160

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749