Hong Kong

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Singapore = 1×

Hong Kong vs

Singapore

Overall verdict

Hong Kong is about 0.90× Singapore.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Singapore. A bar running right means Hong Kong is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.

← Cheaper than

Singapore Singapore = 1×

Hong Kong is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×1.70
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×0.95
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.87
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.74
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×0.55

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Hong Kong, Gasoline 1L costs 1.8× what it does in Singapore — but Big Mac costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.76

Hong Kong S$5.30 USD 4.086

Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.65

Hong Kong S$5.81 USD 4.478

Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.95

Hong Kong S$65.69 HKD 399

Singapore S$69.00 SGD 69

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.87

Hong Kong S$1,136 HKD 6,899

Singapore S$1,299 SGD 1,299

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.79

Hong Kong S$0.24 USD 0.184

Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.69

Hong Kong S$0.17 USD 0.13

Singapore S$0.24 USD 0.189

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.55

Hong Kong S$4.13 HKD 25

Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index