Hong Kong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	7.41M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 168% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 532nd and 5469th ($2718 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Phuket. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 548th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Phuket

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	Hong Kong	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.11	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866