Hong Kong vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4436
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	78
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	7.41M	689K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 8% more expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 532nd and 832nd ($2718 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 548th and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Nashville

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	Hong Kong	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$30339

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508