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Visiting Hongkong - how much $ to plan for (self.hongkong)

submitted 2 years ago by Pat12 to c/hongkong

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How is the cost of living in Hongkong these days? I'll be visiting later this summer and wondering how much cash to bring. Accomodation is paid for so would need money for food, transportation, and any visits for museums. I've been to HK before so have done most of the touristy things already. Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

HK has a huge range of cost. If you are ok taking public transport, and eating normal food, you can get by easily on 40-50 USD per day.

If you want to get fancy, go to swanky bars, the sky is the limit.

[–] Pat12 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just the MTR is good for me, no bars. Is there a week pass with the octopus card? I couldn't find info online.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would stick to single-ride tickets on the Octopus card. They're pretty cheap at around 1-2 USD per single ride.

Do check out some of the mall food courts though, they are legit.

[–] Pat12 1 points 2 years ago

will do thanks! i'm craving sun hing so planning to at least be there fairly often

[–] yc_hk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Only a day pass, which isn't that good of a deal unless you're visiting multiple HK districts in a day.

https://www.mtr.com.hk/en/customer/tickets/day_pass_tourist.html

[–] Pat12 1 points 2 years ago

looks like i'll get all my walking steps in!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Definitely on the expensive side in general. Comparable to other major cities like London for food. Transportation is better especially if you stick to public transit like MTR.

When was the last time you were here?

[–] Pat12 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Roughly 10 years ago, I was doing something like 1:6 or 1:7 exchange rates

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hmm it has been 1:7.8 for as long as I remember. Anyway most restaurants / chain stores / shopping malls accept credit card so you might want to take that into consideration.

But if you want to spend time exploring the local food scene, local way of living etc, then bring more cash, as these places usually don't let you pay by credit card.

[–] Pat12 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh wow 7.8, whoops that's a big difference.

Roughly how much USD would you suggest? I am definitely planning on doing mostly cash, just not sure how much to bring. I am planning to go to sun hing for breakfast, maybe somewhere in central for dinner with friends after work, lunch maybe go to parknshop or sth

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

If you take the frugal route, $300hkd per day should be just enough imo. Central will likely mean u need more $$