Hong Kong vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$3404
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$885
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$1964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	75
😀 Quality of life	88	83
🏙️ Population	7.41M	826K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 80% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 427th and 3333rd ($2737 vs $1522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Valencia, Spain. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Valencia, Spain ranked 7th in Spain, while ranked 248th and 440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Valencia, Spain

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	Hong Kong	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$990
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$731
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1635
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1154
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$3590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$65.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$92.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$86.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$9798

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1220
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1250
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1150
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1131
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1030
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1261
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1249
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1406
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1480
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1254
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1356
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1324
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1214
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1213
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1300
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1275
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1154
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1241
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1209
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1084
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2528
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1017
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1138
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1068
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1161
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1223
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1217
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1235
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1530
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434