Hong Kong vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	99
😀 Quality of life	89	98
🏙️ Population	7.41M	4.84M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 5% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 503rd and 318th ($2614 vs $2741) 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 168th 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	$7.92	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$17934

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816