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Melbourne vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Melbourne is 27.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Melbourne
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Melbourne
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Melbourne
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Melbourne
Childcare: pay 45.5% more in Melbourne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.1% more in Melbourne
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Melbourne

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

Melbourne vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$19.63 A$29.55	+148.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.47 A$15.76	+62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.69 A$4.05	+93.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.43 A$3.66	+118.3%
Average			+105.8%

Hong Kong vs. Melbourne - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$2.73 A$4.11	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.60 A$6.93	-63.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.19 A$9.33	-47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$5.43 A$8.17	+54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.11 A$6.19	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.52 A$2.28	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.36 A$2.04	+24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.40 A$2.10	-13.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.87 A$2.82	+35.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.29 A$1.94	+17.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$1.11 A$1.68	+5.1%
Average			+1.7%

Hong Kong vs. Melbourne - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.42 A$6.66	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$122.33 A$184.18	+81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$29,060.36 A$43,752.43	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$14.62 A$22.01	+0.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$51.49 A$77.52	+132.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,557.21 A$2,344.49	-33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,186.33 A$1,786.10	-29.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$127.27 A$191.62	-28.3%
Average			+10.1%

Hong Kong vs. Melbourne - Cost of housing

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pay 45.5% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$1,960.54 A$2,951.73	+88.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$22,736.38 A$34,231.23	+2.2%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$7.85 A$11.82	+21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.69 A$5.56	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$32.71 A$49.25	+149.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$49.01 A$73.78	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$16.35 A$24.62	+27.2%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Melbourne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$70.24 A$105.75	-5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$53.21 A$80.12	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$107.56 A$161.94	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$109.31 A$164.57	-23.5%
Average			+3.6%

Hong Kong vs. Melbourne - 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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