Hong Kong vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
88
87
🏙️ Population
7.41M
4.04M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 160% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 379th and 5212th ($2753 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 205th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs New Taipei

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Hong Kong New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.49
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$13786

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605