Hong Kong vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$3414
😷 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 17% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 379th and 998th ($2753 vs $2357) 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 1.5 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 205th and 22nd 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
$8.31
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$18941

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395