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Hong Kong vs. Gold Coast Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 20.2% more expensive than Gold Coast.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 26.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 58.6% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 0.1% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 79.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Gold Coast. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Gold Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Gold Coast, you would:

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pay 48.2% less for restaurants

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 A$27.04	$7.91 HK$61.52	-56.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.75	$6.43 HK$50.01	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.78 A$4.18	$1.39 HK$10.81	-50.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.51	$1.11 HK$8.66	-52.4%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 26.6% more for groceries

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.58 A$3.88	$2.19 HK$17.05	-15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.69	$12.44 HK$96.81	+229.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 A$7.96	$11.75 HK$91.42	+122.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.68 A$7.04	$3.52 HK$27.36	-24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$6.07	$4.85 HK$37.74	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.44	$1.57 HK$12.18	-3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$1.94	$1.09 HK$8.46	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.68 A$2.53	$1.62 HK$12.62	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.67	$1.39 HK$10.78	-22.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.56	$1.10 HK$8.56	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.59	$1.06 HK$8.24	+0.1%
Average			+26.6%

Gold Coast vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 58.6% more for transportation

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.64	$11.90 HK$92.58	+169.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.33 A$78.67	$67.49 HK$525.15	+29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	+32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$21.06	$14.53 HK$113.03	+3.7%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 0.1% more for housing

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.20 A$82.98	$22.19 HK$172.67	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,818.60 A$2,733.92	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,341.06 A$2,016.02	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$169.08 A$254.19	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	+5.0%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 79.6% more for childcare

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,150.05 A$3,232.19	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	-51.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,758.66	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	+210.9%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.83	$6.48 HK$50.45	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.52 A$5.29	$5.23 HK$40.70	+48.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.05 A$48.19	$13.11 HK$102.03	-59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.60 A$58.02	$79.18 HK$616.09	+105.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.67	$12.85 HK$100.03	-1.7%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Gold Coast	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.84 A$91.46	$74.06 HK$576.31	+21.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$72.58	$42.18 HK$328.19	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$135.71	$91.97 HK$715.69	+1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.29 A$186.85	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	+14.9%
Average			+6.5%

Gold Coast vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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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

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