Hong Kong vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$3815
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	7.41M	543K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 28% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 503rd and 1697th ($2614 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 168th and 441st 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	$7.92	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$15695

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066