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Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tel Aviv-Yafo is 35.4% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Groceries: pay 3.5% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Housing: pay 5.7% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Childcare: pay 26.8% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo
Clothing: pay 48.6% more in Tel Aviv-Yafo

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

Tel Aviv-Yafo vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tel Aviv-Yafo instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$23.12 ₪74.52	+192.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$17.90 ₪57.69	+178.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$3.25 ₪10.47	+133.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$2.62 ₪8.43	+135.2%
Average			+160.0%

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pay 3.5% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$3.07 ₪9.91	+40.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$8.68 ₪27.96	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$8.26 ₪26.63	-29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.38 ₪14.10	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$6.12 ₪19.71	+26.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.95 ₪6.28	+24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.27 ₪4.09	+16.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.08 ₪3.49	-33.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.80 ₪5.81	+30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.89 ₪2.87	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.94 ₪3.03	-11.3%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$8.31 ₪26.77	-30.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$79.65 ₪256.72	+18.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$50,715.99 ₪163,455.36	+31.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$8.80 ₪28.36	-39.4%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 5.7% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$32.68 ₪105.33	+47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,801.16 ₪5,805.07	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,339.77 ₪4,318.02	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$211.83 ₪682.71	+19.3%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 26.8% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,392.66 ₪4,488.47	+34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$26,581.15 ₪85,669.84	+19.5%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$9.55 ₪30.77	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.40 ₪14.19	-15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$12.53 ₪40.38	-4.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$84.89 ₪273.61	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.87 ₪44.71	+7.9%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 48.6% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Tel Aviv-Yafo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$115.96 ₪373.74	+56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$70.18 ₪226.18	+66.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$144.76 ₪466.55	+57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$163.09 ₪525.62	+14.2%
Average			+48.6%

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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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