Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Median rent, private flats HKD 12,000/month (Hong Kong, 2021)
Housing and income figures for Hong Kong from official statistics, each with its source and date. Country-level context is labelled as country-level. More figures are added only when an official source and date are available.
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City Overview
Half of the households renting a private flat in Hong Kong paid less than HKD 12,000 a month (2021). The median household had HKD 27,500 a month before tax. For the median renting household, rent took 31.4% of household income (2021).
♙Population7,396,076
▣CurrencyHKD
◷TimezoneAsia/Hong_Kong
▤CountryHong Kong
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Cost of Living in Hong Kong
Overall price-level data is not yet available.
—Price level index (Brussels = 100)
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What Stands Out
Favorable signals● Low unemployment nationally● High university enrolment nationally● High internet use nationally
ConsiderationsNo major negative claim is inferred from the current core data.
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Income
Median household income
Whole household, before taxHKD 27,500/monthHong Kong, 2021, official statistics · source
Whole household, before taxHKD 27,500/monthHong Kong, 2021, official statistics · source
Unemployment2.8%Country context when available (national)
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Climate & Context
Average temperature23.1°CYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Total rainfall2,030 mm/yearYear 2025, Open-Meteo
Internet users96%Country context (national)
Physicians per 1,000 people—Country context (national)
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Sources & dates for Hong Kong
Median rent, private residential flats
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.HKD 12,000/monthHong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.HKD 12,000/monthHong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Median rent to income ratio
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.31.4%Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.31.4%Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Median household income, before tax
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.HKD 27,500/monthHong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Hong Kong 2021 Population Census. Rent and the rent-to-income ratio cover households renting private residential flats only; public rental housing, where rents are far lower, is not included. Income covers all households, from all sources, before tax. The latest census; figures have changed since 2021.HKD 27,500/monthHong Kong Census and Statistics Department, 2021 Population Census · reference period 2021
Average temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.23.1 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.23.1 °COpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Total rainfall
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.2,030 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ERA5 reanalysis) for the city centre, measured over one full calendar year (temperature averaged, rainfall added up). One year of weather, not a 30-year climate average.2,030 mm/yearOpen-Meteo · reference period 2025
Unemployment, homicide rate, doctors, university enrolment and internet use above are national World Bank indicators for the whole country and are marked “national”. See the methodology for how each figure is collected, or report a correction.