Hong Kong vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$3950
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	88	95
🏙️ Population	7.41M	548K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 31% more expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 379th and 1613th ($2753 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in The Hague. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 205th and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs The Hague

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	Hong Kong	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$9165

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
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	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611