Hong Kong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$718
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	7
😀 Quality of life	88	53
🏙️ Population	7.41M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 191% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 427th and 5827th ($2737 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 248th and 6063rd 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	$8.82	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$13013

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810