Hong Kong vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$4634
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$2033
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$3612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	88	80
🏙️ Population	7.41M	543K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 41% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 379th and 2005th ($2753 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1656th 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 205th and 528th 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	$8.31	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$15724

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2052
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$1986
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$786
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2291
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2414
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2372
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2416
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2430
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2369
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2518
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2446
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1989
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2201
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2422
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2287
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$758
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2339
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2484
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$854
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$813
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1792
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1928
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2638
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2618