Hong Kong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$1885
😷 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 57% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 379th and 2722nd ($2753 vs $1750) 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 1.5 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 205th and 294th 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	$8.31	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$10781

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262