Hong Kong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	82	98
🏙️ Population	7.41M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 6% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 621st and 348th ($2674 vs $2844) 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 632nd and 2nd 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	$7.89	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864