Hong Kong vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2730	$1746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6759	$4281
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3854	$1738
🍽️ Food expenses	$523	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$222	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3962	$1914
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	7.41M	2.75M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 56% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 410th and 2737th ($2730 vs $1746) 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 209th and 288th 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	$8.42	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2228	$1080
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1510	$672
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4929	$2235
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3267	$1308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28578	$7392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18855	$3721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.8	$39.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.51	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.01	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$7.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.2	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.7	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$71.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1046	$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22481	$10600

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$957
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$640
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1587
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$490
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$680
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$628
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$831
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$760
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1015
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$603
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$828
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$809
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$840
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$901
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$727
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$853
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	$821
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$782
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$772
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$772
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$816
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$780
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$742
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$729
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$811
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$670
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$539
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$624

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$927
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1658
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1497
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1430
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1311
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1399
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1322
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1549
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1280
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1284
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1063
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1060
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1122
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1170
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1271
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1031
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1128
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1191
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1339
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1149
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1149
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1300
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1265
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1316
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1289
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1326
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1209
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1228
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1443
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1203
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1407
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1234
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1626
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1266