Hong Kong vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hong Kong	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2674	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6072	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$3066	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1241	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	82	48
🏙️ Population	7.41M	24.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 62% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 621st and 3471st ($2674 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and the Seychelles, respectively. Check China vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 632nd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Victoria

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	Hong Kong	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.97	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2025	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1485	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3592	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2650	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$25175	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16126	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.5	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.7	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1026	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22890	$8971

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419