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United Arab Emirates vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 10.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 61.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 57.7% less in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.91 AED29.06	+0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.65 AED31.75	+34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.04 AED3.83	-25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.50 AED1.85	-54.7%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.47 AED5.39	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.36 AED19.68	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.96 AED25.56	-40.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.81 AED10.34	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.68 AED13.51	-24.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.98 AED3.59	-37.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.75 AED2.75	-31.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.73 AED2.69	-54.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.59 AED2.15	-57.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.48 AED1.76	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.53 AED1.93	-50.3%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$2.91 AED10.69	-75.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$53.10 AED195.00	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$8.50 AED31.21	-41.5%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 61.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$101.41 AED372.42	+357.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	-38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$990.79 AED3,638.67	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$122.67 AED450.49	-30.9%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 57.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$497.28 AED1,826.25	-52.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-63.3%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$10.43 AED38.31	+60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.99 AED18.32	-4.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$6.23 AED22.88	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$75.55 AED277.45	-4.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$13.19 AED48.44	+2.6%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$75.04 AED275.58	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$59.50 AED218.51	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$105.66 AED388.03	+14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$106.53 AED391.23	-25.4%
Average			+8.0%

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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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