Hong Kong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	88	86
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.75M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 59% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 427th and 2624th ($2737 vs $1718) 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 1.4 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 248th and 337th 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	$8.82	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201