Hong Kong vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	88	58
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.63M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 292% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 427th and 6907th ($2737 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 248th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Novosibirsk

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	Hong Kong	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$4263

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648