Hong Kong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
84
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
7.41M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 206% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 427th and 6071st ($2737 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 248th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$18658

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671