Hong Kong vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
83
97
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.15M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 8% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 532nd and 843rd ($2718 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 548th and 18th 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
$8.11
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$15084

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
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
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488