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Hong Kong vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 2.1 times more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.0% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 30.2% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 86.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 33.6% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.0% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 NT$138.49	$7.72 HK$60.02	+83.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.80 NT$158.08	$6.33 HK$49.27	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NT$31.21	$1.35 HK$10.47	+42.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 NT$20.09	$1.09 HK$8.49	+78.8%
Average			+59.0%

Taiwan vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.2% more for groceries

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.76 NT$58.00	$2.40 HK$18.68	+36.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 NT$234.18	$13.58 HK$105.63	+90.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.33 NT$373.02	$12.17 HK$94.66	+7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.53 NT$83.40	$3.59 HK$27.95	+41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 NT$105.68	$4.30 HK$33.45	+34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NT$58.34	$1.62 HK$12.58	-8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 NT$26.30	$1.19 HK$9.23	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10 NT$36.10	$1.61 HK$12.51	+46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 NT$41.71	$1.51 HK$11.74	+19.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 NT$39.78	$1.16 HK$9.05	-3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 NT$31.50	$1.14 HK$8.89	+19.5%
Average			+30.2%

Taiwan vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 86.2% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.59 NT$118.20	$11.42 HK$88.85	+218.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.87 NT$1,246.97	$64.30 HK$500.18	+69.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,524.98 NT$1,103,887.09	$34,067.68 HK$264,995.42	+1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.35 NT$307.75	$14.53 HK$112.99	+55.4%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.76 NT$617.78	$21.69 HK$168.75	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$386.89 NT$12,739.36	$2,183.24 HK$16,982.31	+464.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$269.95 NT$8,888.69	$1,543.27 HK$12,004.32	+471.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.00 NT$1,778.13	$187.23 HK$1,456.41	+246.7%
Average			+299.6%

Taiwan vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$472.11 NT$15,545.26	$1,002.59 HK$7,798.64	+112.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,471.45 NT$476,505.72	$21,790.97 HK$169,501.04	+50.6%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.82 NT$59.95	$7.72 HK$60.02	+323.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 NT$85.30	$5.30 HK$41.25	+104.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.00 NT$131.61	$13.12 HK$102.04	+228.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.52 NT$1,136.64	$85.27 HK$663.30	+147.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.29 NT$305.77	$12.86 HK$100.04	+38.5%
Average			+168.4%

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pay 33.6% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.92 NT$2,104.83	$72.66 HK$565.17	+13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.11 NT$925.64	$40.59 HK$315.71	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.13 NT$2,506.72	$92.45 HK$719.16	+21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.74 NT$3,020.65	$142.24 HK$1,106.40	+55.0%
Average			+33.6%

Taiwan 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: January 2025

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