Hong Kong vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2884
$1260
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6543
$3310
🏠 One person rent
$1998
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$3776
$1091
🍽️ Food expenses
$495
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2843
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
91
88
🏙️ Population
7.5M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 129% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 63rd and 4000th ($2884 vs $1260) 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 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 99th and 169th 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
$8.04
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.9
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.75
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.19
$4.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.21
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2462
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1711
$445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4715
$1246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3295
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.8
$23.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.59%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$31248
$14801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20660
$7593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.13
$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.6
$22.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.9
$4.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$8.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.4
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.7
$35.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$35.9
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.3
$78
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$755
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18730
$15081

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1076
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$935
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$849
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$885
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$938
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$813
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$705
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$970
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$828
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$808
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$809
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$851
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$725
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$717
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$1012
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$890
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$714
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$783
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$911
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$699
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$686
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$812
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$849
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$831
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$686
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1048
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$713
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$744
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$770
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$711
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$678
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$689
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$646
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$849
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$650
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$514
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$778
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$661
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$1049