Hong Kong vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Hong Kong | New Taipei | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Hong Kong is 140% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 532nd and 4867th ($2718 vs $1135) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 548th and 387th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Hong Kong
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5 km or 3.1 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Shenzhen | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Macau | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Dongguan | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Huizhou | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Shanwei | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Foshan | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kaiping | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Heyuan | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 195 km or 121 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 229 km or 143 mi | Yunfu | |
| 231 km or 144 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 236 km or 147 mi | Puning | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 297 km or 184 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Meizhou | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Maoming | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Hezhou | |
| 403 km or 250 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 408 km or 254 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 414 km or 257 mi | Yulin | |
| 427 km or 266 mi | Longyan | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 469 km or 292 mi | Xiamen | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Haikou | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Guigang | |
| 489 km or 304 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Guilin | |
| 529 km or 329 mi | Laibin |
Cities near New Taipei
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 km or 6 mi | Taipei | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Taoyuan | |
| 33 km or 20 mi | Keelung | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Yilan | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Zhubei | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Hsinchu | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Miaoli | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Taichung | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Changhua | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Nantou | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Douliu | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Chiayi | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Fuzhou | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Putian | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Taitung | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Tainan | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Ningde | |
| 283 km or 176 mi |  Ishigaki | |
| 289 km or 179 mi | Quanzhou | |
| 290 km or 180 mi | Jinjiang | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Kaohsiung | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Rui'an | |
| 321 km or 199 mi | Kinmen | |
| 341 km or 212 mi | Wenzhou | |
| 345 km or 214 mi | Xiamen | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Nanping | |
| 375 km or 233 mi | Wenling | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 387 km or 241 mi | Miyakojima | |
| 408 km or 253 mi | Sanming | |
| 411 km or 256 mi | Lishui | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Linhai | |
| 445 km or 277 mi | Longyan | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Wuyishan | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Jinhua | |
| 497 km or 309 mi | Yiwu | |
| 507 km or 315 mi | Quzhou | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shangrao | |
| 515 km or 320 mi | Shantou |