Hong Kong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	7.41M	4.84M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 2% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 379th and 312th ($2753 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 205th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Sydney

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	Hong Kong	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$18951

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Cities near Hong Kong

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754