Hong Kong vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
82
75
🏙️ Population
7.41M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 137% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 621st and 4971st ($2674 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 632nd vs 1655th 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
$7.89
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$27781

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765