Hong Kong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	83	100
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 3% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 532nd and 649th ($2718 vs $2640) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 548th and 3rd 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	$8.11	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$19140

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710