Hong Kong vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 124% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 503rd and 4516th ($2614 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan 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 Taipei. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 168th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Taipei

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Hong Kong Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589