Hong Kong vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	81
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.43M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 35% more expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 427th and 1745th ($2737 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 248th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs San Antonio

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	Hong Kong	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133