Hong Kong vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	19
😀 Quality of life	88	75
🏙️ Population	7.41M	630K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 141% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 427th and 4672nd ($2737 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 248th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Palermo

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	Hong Kong	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159