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Hong Kong vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 76.9% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 83.4% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in South Korea. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$7.91 HK$61.55	+17.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$6.43 HK$50.04	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$1.39 HK$10.81	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$1.11 HK$8.66	+34.9%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$2.19 HK$17.06	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$12.44 HK$96.85	+121.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$11.75 HK$91.46	+53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$3.52 HK$27.37	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$4.85 HK$37.76	+45.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$1.57 HK$12.19	-51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.09 HK$8.46	-21.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$1.62 HK$12.63	-42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$1.39 HK$10.79	-42.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$1.10 HK$8.56	-38.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$1.06 HK$8.25	-12.0%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 83.4% more for transportation

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$11.90 HK$92.63	+170.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$67.49 HK$525.39	+43.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$14.53 HK$113.08	+74.3%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$22.19 HK$172.75	+2.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+395.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+372.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	+33.9%
Average			+201.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	+174.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	+47.8%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$6.48 HK$50.47	+107.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$5.23 HK$40.71	+46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$13.11 HK$102.08	+311.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$79.18 HK$616.37	+58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$12.85 HK$100.07	+27.0%
Average			+110.4%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	South Korea	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$74.06 HK$576.57	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$42.18 HK$328.34	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$91.97 HK$716.01	+26.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+38.3%
Average			+14.8%

South Korea 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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