Hong Kong vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.49M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 19% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 503rd and 1315th ($2614 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 168th and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Munich

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Hong Kong Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$18334

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599