Cost of living in Hong Kong 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Hong Kong, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
101.8
2% more expensive than New York
Hong KongUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 17,600 HKD $2,253
1-bed apartment, outside centre 13,200 HKD $1,690
3-bed apartment, centre 39,900 HKD $5,107
Room in shared flat 7,500 HKD $960
Buy price per m2 217,700 HKD $27,866
Living cost excl. rent 8,400 HKD $1,075
Typical net salary 25,000 HKD $3,200
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.