Hong Kong vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2730
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6759
$2474
🏠 One person rent
$1829
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$3854
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$523
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$222
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3962
$1095
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
88
83
🏙️ Population
7.41M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 213% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 410th and 6216th ($2730 vs $871) 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 209th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hong Kong Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.42
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$5.44
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2228
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1510
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4929
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3267
$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
1.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28578
$7926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18855
$4697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.8
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$7.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.7
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.7
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.3
$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1046
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22481
$13666

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$957
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$640
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1587
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$490
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$680
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$628
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$831
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1015
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$603
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$828
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$809
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$840
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$901
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$727
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$688
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$853
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$821
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$782
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$772
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$772
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$781
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$816
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$780
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$742
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$729
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$811
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$670
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$539
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$624

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1058
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1157
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$741
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1031
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$934
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$816
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$757
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$705
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$662
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$842
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$709
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$664
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$652
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1236
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$811
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$722
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$775
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$729
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$710
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$643
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1237
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$722
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$701
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$644
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$728
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$711
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$635
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$688