Hong Kong vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	80
😀 Quality of life	88	91
🏙️ Population	7.41M	737K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 9% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 427th and 158th ($2737 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 248th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Seattle

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	Hong Kong	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093