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Hong Kong vs. Israel Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 4.9% more expensive than Israel overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 10.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 33.9% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 41.2% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 20.3% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Israel Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% less for restaurants

	Israel	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.27 ₪69.26	$7.91 HK$61.55	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.70 ₪54.38	$6.43 HK$50.04	-61.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 ₪9.58	$1.39 HK$10.81	-52.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 ₪7.61	$1.11 HK$8.66	-52.4%
Average			-57.4%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Israel	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66 ₪8.67	$2.19 HK$17.06	-17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.17 ₪26.59	$12.44 HK$96.86	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.81 ₪25.43	$11.75 HK$91.46	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.25 ₪13.83	$3.52 HK$27.37	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14 ₪16.75	$4.85 HK$37.76	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 ₪5.31	$1.57 HK$12.19	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 ₪3.47	$1.09 HK$8.46	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 ₪3.03	$1.62 HK$12.63	+74.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ₪3.70	$1.39 HK$10.79	+21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 ₪2.49	$1.10 HK$8.56	+44.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.45	$1.06 HK$8.25	+40.9%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 10.2% more for transportation

	Israel	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.15 ₪26.53	$11.90 HK$92.63	+46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$63.78 ₪207.65	$67.49 HK$525.40	+5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,327.76 ₪147,580.61	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	-14.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.00 ₪45.59	$14.53 HK$113.09	+3.7%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 33.9% more for housing

	Israel	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.28 ₪98.60	$22.19 HK$172.75	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,182.96 ₪3,851.54	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+98.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.96 ₪3,226.43	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.46 ₪620.13	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-6.8%
Average			+33.9%

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pay 41.2% more for childcare

	Israel	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,022.81 ₪3,330.12	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+1.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,300.36 ₪40,048.19	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+80.9%
Average			+41.2%

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pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Israel	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.92 ₪29.06	$6.48 HK$50.47	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 ₪13.75	$5.23 HK$40.72	+23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.09 ₪36.11	$13.11 HK$102.08	+18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.05 ₪234.58	$79.18 HK$616.38	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.01 ₪42.35	$12.85 HK$100.08	-1.2%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 20.3% less for clothing

	Israel	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.85 ₪302.30	$74.06 HK$576.58	-20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.69 ₪210.62	$42.18 HK$328.34	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.62 ₪409.00	$91.97 HK$716.02	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.11 ₪462.70	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+0.5%
Average			-20.3%

Israel 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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