Hong Kong vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.15M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 21% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 427th and 1222nd ($2737 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 248th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Paris

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	Hong Kong	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293