Hong Kong

Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Taiwan = 1×

Hong Kong vs

Taiwan

Overall verdict

Hong Kong is about 1.69× Taiwan.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Taiwan. 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

Taiwan Taiwan = 1×

Hong Kong is pricier →

⛽ Transport 2 items

×4.61
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×2.38
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.30
🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.03
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.95

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

In Hong Kong, Diesel 1L costs 5.0× what it does in Taiwan — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

Diesel 1L 1 L ×5.03

Hong Kong NT$141.36 USD 4.478

Taiwan NT$28.10 USD 0.89

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×4.22

Hong Kong NT$128.98 USD 4.086

Taiwan NT$30.56 USD 0.968

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.02

Hong Kong NT$4.10 USD 0.13

Taiwan NT$1.36 USD 0.043

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.88

Hong Kong NT$5.81 USD 0.184

Taiwan NT$3.09 USD 0.098

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.30

Hong Kong NT$101.21 HKD 25

Taiwan NT$78.00 TWD 78

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.03

Hong Kong NT$1,646 HKD 399

Taiwan NT$1,599 TWD 1,599

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95

Hong Kong NT$28,460 HKD 6,899

Taiwan NT$29,900 TWD 29,900

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store