Hong Kong vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	82	56
🏙️ Population	7.41M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 152% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 621st and 5233rd ($2674 vs $1059) 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 632nd and 6325th 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	$7.89	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$16566

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981