Hong Kong vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	34
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	7.41M	543K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 40% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 427th and 1962nd ($2737 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 248th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Tucson

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	Hong Kong	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$15495

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262