Hong Kong vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	8
😀 Quality of life	88	59
🏙️ Population	7.41M	24.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 83% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 427th and 3454th ($2737 vs $1495) 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 1.4 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 248th and 5404th 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	$8.82	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408