Historical Prices in Hong Kong

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2023 64.68 455.34 45.29
2022 64.29 474.38 43.65
2021 66.84 520.42 40.12
2020 59.45 451.66 38.78
2019 55.02 405.34 35.97
2018 55.51 435.97 37.18
2017 56.69 378.54 34.58
2016 55.49 371.29 34.06
2015 53.97 352.40 32.34
2014 50.44 355.19 33.14
2013 45.34 342.79 30.83
2012 49.35 341.40 30.80
2011 68.45 429.47 33.40
2010 51.67 425.00 31.29
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2023 51.92 52.15 10.35 8.39 39.62
2022 58.19 59.11 9.52 8.29 39.36
2021 58.30 47.61 8.99 7.87 37.67
2020 58.11 53.27 9.29 7.70 37.19
2019 49.56 53.66 9.42 8.03 35.98
2018 55.64 61.22 10.15 8.21 36.18
2017 51.40 56.36 8.62 6.96 34.91
2016 42.23 41.08 8.68 6.91 34.95
2015 41.90 38.74 8.57 6.80 34.16
2014 33.69 33.62 9.00 7.41 32.85
2013 30.39 27.97 7.74 6.13 30.29
2012 32.90 24.41 8.01 6.80 31.95
2011 40.62 29.09 13.40 9.87 35.57
2010 15.00 13.60 6.42 6.17 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2023 24.26 17.40 30.34 12.59 17.95 22.79
2022 24.07 18.20 27.27 12.24 14.19 21.72
2021 23.92 16.06 28.16 12.91 16.43 20.39
2020 23.36 15.07 28.19 13.40 14.14 16.89
2019 22.33 15.35 21.94 12.88 13.14 22.50
2018 22.66 19.41 27.84 17.00 15.00 17.67
2017 23.81 17.54 25.93 12.33 12.33 17.08
2016 22.48 15.72 24.86 12.88 13.19 15.47
2015 22.36 15.13 25.67 11.85 10.18 14.44
2014 20.86 15.45 22.35 12.68 14.71 23.13
2013 22.06 15.36 22.49 13.82 10.94 13.68
2012 20.09 11.86 24.72 12.79 13.80 20.45
2011 24.23 16.44 22.29 19.00 12.75 13.58
2010 20.41 11.20 16.10 10.25 9.25 12.50
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 33.74 31.80 19.09 11.65 18.67 25.57 20.17 19.78
2022 35.65 31.66 22.94 11.48 16.08 24.62 20.11 22.50
2021 32.30 28.29 18.26 12.61 16.60 21.16 18.58 18.33
2020 30.78 28.09 19.02 9.02 16.37 20.20 17.65 20.95
2019 28.09 27.21 18.70 10.24 16.53 26.69 17.40 14.43
2018 26.66 24.23 20.61 14.00 19.00 27.73 18.86 24.20
2017 28.67 22.34 18.74 11.20 14.00 18.70 17.28 16.92
2016 23.18 23.71 19.28 9.88 17.28 22.20 14.62 18.11
2015 22.25 25.49 18.81 9.95 19.42 22.63 12.48 16.75
2014 27.83 24.60 22.11 7.80 15.74 28.79 - -
2013 21.71 22.22 19.14 8.46 17.93 25.22 - -
2012 27.26 25.00 17.22 8.19 18.23 22.40 - -
2011 22.20 21.50 12.25 8.00 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2023 226.44 130.00 76.46 81.30 184.03
2022 189.27 151.91 63.63 73.38 181.77
2021 185.56 143.20 62.30 80.34 179.02
2020 138.51 158.49 63.28 77.76 173.36
2019 187.50 138.00 62.85 71.91 122.00
2018 183.16 122.78 58.37 90.79 138.18
2017 138.32 155.88 58.65 70.26 201.18
2016 127.83 146.35 57.60 54.92 169.45
2015 178.83 104.97 57.44 87.50 177.51
2014 102.58 111.75 54.58 66.95 -
2013 125.22 130.71 50.15 57.83 -
2012 106.87 116.67 51.55 45.67 -
2011 106.14 109.75 48.80 47.75 -
2010 153.75 130.00 40.68 48.00 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2023 17787.50 13137.50 35000.00 23564.52
2022 17385.25 12564.81 35803.77 23314.55
2021 17424.42 12060.81 36129.87 23744.00
2020 17543.48 12168.60 34804.88 23560.98
2019 18088.78 12638.20 39381.71 24777.38
2018 19270.28 12586.73 39222.85 24622.19
2017 17000.00 11468.09 38967.83 24169.81
2016 17521.92 11311.11 39606.56 22400.00
2015 17188.36 12075.41 38487.98 23898.14
2014 17307.69 10826.09 35166.67 21300.00
2013 16454.55 11315.79 38363.64 24526.32
2012 15698.95 9544.88 45311.74 22914.38
2011 16250.00 10905.55 55000.00 29632.12
2010 12666.67 7700.00 36231.82 19022.22

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 222720.04 153220.22
2022 240291.20 160096.37
2021 264333.67 184773.66
2020 247639.68 157189.51
2019 242769.24 153831.73
2018 236750.57 150539.45
2017 212929.13 137998.69
2016 190293.84 116004.16
2015 217452.79 126309.62
2014 159827.16 95167.59
2013 141238.60 90651.16
2012 119561.85 69541.02
2011 167621.81 38406.32
2010 114815.04 66976.95

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 26816.28
2022 22986.13
2021 24781.82
2020 22309.24
2019 20552.76
2018 19584.77
2017 21764.10
2016 20834.05
2015 23054.69
2014 21666.56
2013 20025.90
2012 23170.00
2011 25142.86
2010 19803.50

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 12.17 23.30
2022 11.75 21.80
2021 10.66 19.08
2020 11.18 17.46
2019 11.13 16.95
2018 10.22 15.92
2017 11.13 15.36
2016 10.93 14.92
2015 9.76 14.95
2014 8.86 17.02
2013 7.52 16.87
2012 9.94 17.25
2011 7.90 17.14
2010 8.25 14.93
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 511.54
2022 485.24
2021 475.35
2020 472.77
2019 490.68
2018 507.29
2017 475.47
2016 449.74
2015 465.69
2014 435.83
2013 469.38
2012 435.00
2011 440.00
2010 514.00

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 3.82
2022 2.58
2021 2.34
2020 2.55
2019 2.59
2018 2.42
2017 2.36
2016 2.33
2015 2.62
2014 2.62
2013 2.72
2012 2.89
2011 2.79
2010 2.37

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 1887.32 179.43 155.28
2022 1656.03 187.33 -
2021 1805.81 201.77 -
2020 1777.19 190.17 -
2019 1599.55 191.38 -
2018 1444.94 227.39 -
2017 1317.14 204.55 -
2016 1523.09 224.07 -
2015 1670.92 204.10 -
2014 1445.89 199.32 -
2013 1565.49 203.00 -
2012 1193.52 175.60 -
2011 1054.36 207.17 -
2010 933.33 162.29 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 737.17 62.45 103.16
2022 609.95 70.69 98.60
2021 675.42 76.68 100.04
2020 547.04 79.34 96.82
2019 626.73 67.36 101.95
2018 644.00 60.44 103.32
2017 667.57 74.68 97.84
2016 672.53 65.67 92.77
2015 619.23 62.60 90.16
2014 473.06 56.46 85.00
2013 480.77 53.75 83.94
2012 545.00 60.20 75.00
2011 546.25 38.75 82.14
2010 1026.67 61.00 83.75

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2023 607.35 329.89 703.64 1038.95
2022 656.79 319.31 687.63 1012.20
2021 604.89 273.72 719.23 931.23
2020 605.94 281.68 686.92 918.35
2019 618.55 275.43 703.36 1032.84
2018 648.09 303.51 676.84 1052.47
2017 567.42 252.62 655.16 1073.21
2016 707.62 310.92 659.74 1060.59
2015 684.48 331.46 657.85 1031.91
2014 689.19 383.80 686.05 933.71
2013 646.15 406.25 690.00 765.62
2012 761.50 408.00 626.22 982.14
2011 762.38 431.12 624.92 784.88
2010 925.00 558.33 519.00 1249.50
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