Hong Kong vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
7.41M
662K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 4% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 379th and 512th ($2753 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 205th and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Vancouver

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Hong Kong Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$6.59
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$16245

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743