Hong Kong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 35% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 532nd and 1942nd ($2718 vs $2020) 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 548th and 292nd 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
$8.11
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$10916

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323