Cost of living comparison

compared to

Hong Kong vs. Geelong Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 7.4% more expensive than Geelong.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 32.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 29.6% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 24.6% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 9.7% more in Hong Kong

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Geelong. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Geelong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Geelong, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$24.62	$7.91 HK$61.55	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.77	$6.43 HK$50.04	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 A$4.00	$1.39 HK$10.81	-47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 A$3.03	$1.11 HK$8.66	-44.7%
Average			-44.7%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 32.1% more for groceries

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 A$3.22	$2.19 HK$17.06	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 A$5.99	$12.44 HK$96.85	+212.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.99 A$9.02	$11.75 HK$91.46	+96.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 A$5.37	$3.52 HK$27.37	-1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 A$6.19	$4.85 HK$37.76	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.44 A$2.17	$1.57 HK$12.19	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.87	$1.09 HK$8.46	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.87	$1.62 HK$12.63	+30.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 A$2.07	$1.39 HK$10.79	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.94	$1.10 HK$8.56	-14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 A$1.41	$1.06 HK$8.25	+12.9%
Average			+32.1%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.66	$11.90 HK$92.63	+169.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$119.32 A$179.65	$67.49 HK$525.39	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,886.02 A$43,489.96	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.62 A$22.01	$14.53 HK$113.08	-0.6%
Average			+39.6%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 29.6% more for housing

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.49 A$77.52	$22.19 HK$172.75	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,296.57 A$1,952.08	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,282.18 A$1,930.41	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.22 A$164.44	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+62.5%
Average			+29.6%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 24.6% less for childcare

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,960.54 A$2,951.73	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,736.38 A$34,231.23	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	-2.1%
Average			-24.6%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.85	$6.48 HK$50.47	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.22	$5.23 HK$40.71	+50.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.37 A$47.23	$13.11 HK$102.08	-58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.77 A$79.45	$79.18 HK$616.37	+50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.78 A$17.73	$12.85 HK$100.07	+9.2%
Average			+10.2%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 9.7% more for clothing

	Geelong	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.24 A$105.75	$74.06 HK$576.57	+5.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.21 A$80.12	$42.18 HK$328.34	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.68 A$130.50	$91.97 HK$716.01	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.49 A$145.27	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+48.0%
Average			+9.7%

Geelong vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

More cost comparisons

Geelong vs.

Manila

Geelong vs.

Paris

Geelong vs.

Vienna

Geelong vs.

Reykjavik

Geelong vs.

Lima

Geelong vs.

Madrid

Geelong vs.

Beijing

Geelong vs.

Cairo

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Australia vs. Hong Kong. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Australia and Hong Kong.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Geelong

Add prices for Hong Kong

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Hong Kong or Geelong. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.