Cost of Living Comparison Between Hong Kong and Seoul Cost of Living Comparison Between Hong Kong and Seoul

😐 Solo nomad: Hong Kong is 0.5% more expensive than Seoul without rent, and 35.5% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Hong Kong is 1.4% cheaper than Seoul without rent, and 30.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$8.79 HK$69

$8.56 ₩11.6K

2.69%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.2 HK$504

$55.3 ₩75.1K

16.07%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.52 HK$51.2

$6.5 ₩8,813

0.31%

Cappuccino

$4.94 HK$38.8

$3.85 ₩5,220

28.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.34 HK$10.5

$1.72 ₩2,332

-22.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.05 HK$8.21

$0.85 ₩1,147

23.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$6.87 HK$53.9

$3.77 ₩5,120

82.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.46 HK$50.7

$5.94 ₩8,061

8.75%

Milk (1 liter)

$3 HK$23.57

$2.17 ₩2,942

38.25%

White Bread (500g)

$2.24 HK$17.55

$3.45 ₩4,680

-35.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.04 HK$16

$3.21 ₩4,358

-36.45%

Eggs

$3.33 HK$26.11

$3.21 ₩4,357

3.74%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$25.45 HK$200

$14.53 ₩19.7K

75.15%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$10.38 HK$81.5

$10.93 ₩14.8K

-5.03%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$22.27 HK$175

$33.61 ₩45.6K

-33.74%

Apples (1kg)

$3.6 HK$28.24

$8.01 ₩10.9K

-55.06%

Banana (1kg)

$2.31 HK$18.1

$3.52 ₩4,775

-34.38%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.82 HK$29.99

$5.45 ₩7,393

-29.91%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.05 HK$23.94

$6.42 ₩8,710

-52.49%

Potato (1kg)

$2.27 HK$17.81

$3.95 ₩5,357

-42.53%

Onion (1kg)

$2.31 HK$18.13

$2.83 ₩3,844

-18.37%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.73 HK$13.6

$2.52 ₩3,414

-31.35%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.69 HK$13.29

$1.34 ₩1,812

26.12%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$12.86 HK$101

$3.34 ₩4,527

285.03%

Wine (Bottle)

$18.76 HK$147

$21.07 ₩28.6K

-10.96%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 HK$13.92

$2.36 ₩3,203

-25.00%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.64 HK$20.76

$3.36 ₩4,562

-21.43%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.77 HK$13.88

$1.08 ₩1,469

63.89%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$64.7 HK$508

$46.76 ₩63.4K

38.32%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.71 HK$29.1

$3.45 ₩4,678

7.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.33 HK$10.41

$0.57 ₩772

133.33%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$14.65 HK$115

$8.73 ₩11.8K

67.81%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$3.11 HK$24.4

$1.2 ₩1,631

159.17%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$38.1K HK$299K

$27.3K ₩37.1M

39.46%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$32.5K HK$254.8K

$24.8K ₩33.7M

30.67%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$227 HK$1,782

$162 ₩220K

39.96%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$17.84 HK$140

$34.82 ₩47.2K

-48.77%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$22.38 HK$176

$21.8 ₩29.6K

2.66%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$76.5 HK$600

$57.9 ₩78.6K

32.04%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$8.83 HK$69.3

$23.12 ₩31.4K

-61.81%

Cinema Ticket

$12.58 HK$98.8

$10.81 ₩14.7K

16.37%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$993 HK$7,795

$414 ₩562K

139.73%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K HK$166.8K

$23.7K ₩32.1M

-10.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$74.3 HK$584

$58.7 ₩79.7K

26.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.72 HK$304

$46.97 ₩63.7K

-17.56%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$89.9 HK$705

$80.1 ₩108.7K

12.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$144 HK$1,130

$118 ₩159.5K

22.47%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,165 HK$17K

$954 ₩1.3M

126.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,542 HK$12.1K

$582 ₩789.9K

164.87%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,815 HK$37.8K

$2,591 ₩3.5M

85.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,116 HK$24.5K

$1,328 ₩1.8M

134.59%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$26.4K HK$207.5K

$22.8K ₩30.9M

15.97%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$15.9K HK$125.1K

$12.4K ₩16.8M

28.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,783 HK$29.7K

$3,227 ₩4.4M

17.26%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.97

4.14

-4.11%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

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