Cost of living comparison

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Hong Kong vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 3.9% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 44.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 16.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 24.4% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 4.3% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 14.2% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.2% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 A$25.02	$7.91 HK$61.55	-51.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$15.01	$6.43 HK$50.04	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.60 A$3.97	$1.39 HK$10.81	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 A$3.06	$1.11 HK$8.66	-44.3%
Average			-44.2%

Sydney vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.8% more for groceries

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 A$4.03	$2.19 HK$17.06	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.92 A$7.53	$12.44 HK$96.86	+152.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 A$10.19	$11.75 HK$91.46	+76.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.21 A$7.97	$3.52 HK$27.37	-32.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.86 A$5.90	$4.85 HK$37.76	+25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 A$2.23	$1.57 HK$12.19	+7.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.91	$1.09 HK$8.46	-13.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.39 A$2.12	$1.62 HK$12.63	+17.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07 A$3.17	$1.39 HK$10.79	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.68	$1.10 HK$8.56	+0.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 A$1.62	$1.06 HK$8.25	+0.2%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 24.4% more for transportation

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 A$7.12	$11.90 HK$92.63	+155.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$142.21 A$217.55	$67.49 HK$525.40	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$44,455.17	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.55 A$36.03	$14.53 HK$113.09	-38.3%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 4.3% less for housing

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.18 A$79.82	$22.19 HK$172.75	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,157.42 A$3,300.32	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,515.46 A$2,318.29	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+11.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.91 A$226.26	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+20.0%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 14.2% less for childcare

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,079.13 A$3,180.55	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,278.49 A$27,961.58	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+21.7%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$10.01	$6.48 HK$50.47	-0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 A$5.32	$5.23 HK$40.72	+50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.71 A$50.04	$13.11 HK$102.08	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.50 A$101.73	$79.18 HK$616.38	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 A$21.02	$12.85 HK$100.08	-6.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Sydney	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.03 A$114.78	$74.06 HK$576.58	-1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.01 A$93.33	$42.18 HK$328.34	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.79 A$155.71	$91.97 HK$716.02	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.15 A$186.87	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+16.9%
Average			-6.2%

Sydney 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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