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Hong Kong vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 6.2% cheaper than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 25.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 8.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 11.1% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.7% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.87 ₪77.71	$7.91 HK$61.55	-66.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.90 ₪58.28	$6.43 HK$50.04	-64.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.91 ₪9.47	$1.39 HK$10.81	-52.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 ₪7.34	$1.11 HK$8.66	-50.7%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 25.3% more for groceries

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 ₪7.92	$2.19 HK$17.06	-9.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 ₪20.96	$12.44 HK$96.86	+93.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52 ₪27.73	$11.75 HK$91.46	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.40 ₪14.34	$3.52 HK$27.37	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 ₪17.84	$4.85 HK$37.76	-11.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 ₪5.22	$1.57 HK$12.19	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ₪3.30	$1.09 HK$8.46	+7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 ₪2.69	$1.62 HK$12.63	+96.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 ₪3.88	$1.39 HK$10.79	+16.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 ₪2.75	$1.10 HK$8.56	+30.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 ₪2.45	$1.06 HK$8.25	+40.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 8.3% more for transportation

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.31 ₪27.05	$11.90 HK$92.63	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$71.00 ₪231.17	$67.49 HK$525.40	-4.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,597.85 ₪158,227.56	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.56 ₪40.89	$14.53 HK$113.09	+15.7%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 11.1% more for housing

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.83 ₪97.13	$22.19 HK$172.75	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,659.34 ₪5,402.56	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,268.94 ₪4,131.50	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+33.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$185.81 ₪604.97	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-4.5%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.7% more for childcare

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$942.22 ₪3,067.74	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+10.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,369.13 ₪76,086.51	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	-4.8%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.55 ₪31.08	$6.48 HK$50.47	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.51 ₪14.69	$5.23 HK$40.72	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.44 ₪34.00	$13.11 HK$102.08	+25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$90.49 ₪294.63	$79.18 HK$616.38	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.42 ₪43.71	$12.85 HK$100.08	-4.2%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.86 ₪373.96	$74.06 HK$576.58	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.50 ₪291.40	$42.18 HK$328.34	-52.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.22 ₪453.28	$91.97 HK$716.02	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$144.19 ₪469.47	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	-1.0%
Average			-30.8%

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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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