Hong Kong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 142% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 379th and 4780th ($2753 vs $1136) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 205th vs 571st 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
$8.31
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$31401

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774