Hong Kong vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
85
😀 Quality of life
80
87
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.87M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 183% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 640th and 5994th ($2663 vs $942) 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 0.3 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 676th and 351st 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
$7.74
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684