Hong Kong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2720
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6301
$3810
🏠 One person rent
$1835
$625
🏘️ Family rent
$3529
$1670
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$1346
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
91
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 130% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 217th and 4359th ($2720 vs $1183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Shanghai. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 85th vs 473rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Shanghai

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Hong Kong Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.33
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2264
$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4294
$2594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$1339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29924
$17716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20559
$9564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$1302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18990
$24851

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1064
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$770
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$815
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$797
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1073
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$695
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$743
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$781
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$756
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$696
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$813
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$722
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$722
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$668
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$844
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$707
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$762
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$743
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$752
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$717
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$849
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$687
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$704
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$712
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$635
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$718
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$654
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$634
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$716
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$590
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$659
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$664
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$712
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$734
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$707
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$635
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$744
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$755
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$655
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$762