Hong Kong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 28% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 621st and 1819th ($2674 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 632nd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Rome

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Hong Kong Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$12431

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358