Hong Kong vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	88	88
🏙️ Population	7.41M	468K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 15% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 427th and 972nd ($2737 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 248th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Raleigh

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	Hong Kong	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682