Hong Kong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
83
83
🏙️ Population
7.41M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 170% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 532nd and 5518th ($2718 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 548th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Taichung

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Hong Kong Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$19915

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650