Cost of living comparison

 Hong Kong, Hong Kong
compared to
 Seoul, South Korea
Seoul vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary
Seoul vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

pay 1.7% less for restaurants

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.72
HK$60.57
$7.88
₩10,943
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.33
HK$49.72
$6.09
₩8,456
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
HK$10.57
$1.59
₩2,204

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pay 24.8% more for groceries

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
HK$18.85
$3.10
₩4,299
Local cheese (8 oz) $13.58
HK$106.59
$6.52
₩9,062
Milk (1 gallon) $12.17
HK$95.52
$8.06
₩11,193

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pay 39.0% less for transportation

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $11.42
HK$89.66
$4.59
₩6,373
Monthly public transit pass $64.30
HK$504.72
$44.40
₩61,679
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,067.68
HK$267,402.30
$27,023.07
₩37,535,849

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pay 38.5% less for housing

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.69
HK$170.28
$22.27
₩30,939
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,183.24
HK$17,136.55
$883.18
₩1,226,762
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,543.27
HK$12,113.35
$490.54
₩681,374

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pay 33.1% less for childcare

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,002.59
HK$7,869.47
$385.48
₩535,444
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $21,790.97
HK$171,040.57
$20,782.92
₩28,868,095

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pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.72
HK$60.57
$3.58
₩4,974
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.30
HK$41.62
$3.60
₩5,003
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.12
HK$102.96
$3.22
₩4,477

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

 
Hong Kong
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$72.66
HK$570.30
$59.13
₩82,130
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.59
HK$318.58
$46.64
₩64,791
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.45
HK$725.69
$86.69
₩120,419

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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: August 2025
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