Hong Kong vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	82
😀 Quality of life	83	90
🏙️ Population	7.41M	468K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 17% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 532nd and 1213th ($2718 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 548th and 212th 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	$8.11	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766