Hong Kong vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.11M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 8% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 621st and 916th ($2674 vs $2480) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 632nd and 14th 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
$7.89
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$17184

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544