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Hong Kong

Retiring to Hong Kong from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand.

The country figures on this page were checked at their official sources on Oct 16, 2026; each one shows its own source and date.

Research in progress. The official data sources for Hong Kong have not yet been through our quality assessment, so this page is incomplete. What is published here is sourced and dated; what is missing is missing rather than estimated.

At a glance
Retirement residence route no data Not yet read from an official source.
Income it requires no data Not yet read from an official source.
Public healthcare no data Not yet read from an official source.
Price level, World = 100 124.3 Country figure World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · 2021-01-01

Residency and healthcare · measured for Hong Kong

Retirement residence routecountry level
Not yet verified for Hong Kong.
Income or savings requiredcountry level · the rule, converted at the unit in force
Not yet verified for Hong Kong.
Prices against the world averagecountry level · World = 100 · 2021
  • Food 171.2
  • Housing, water, electricity and gas 135.8
  • Health 137.1
  • Transport 127.3
  • Restaurants and hotels 92.6
  • Communication 93.0
  • Clothing and footwear 99.4
  • Overall average 124.3
100 is the world average for that kind of spending, so 120 means prices about 20 % above it and 80 about 20 % below. National prices for Hong Kong at 2021 prices and 2021 exchange rates, so they move with the currency; not a figure for this town. Health and the overall average include services the government provides, so they are not out-of-pocket prices. World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0) · 2021 prices · checked Oct 16, 2026
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Source: ExpatAlmanac, "Prices against the world average in Hong Kong", https://expatalmanac.com/hong-kong, figures as of 2021; original data: World Bank, International Comparison Program 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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From United States

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Who may tax your pension here

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  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
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Healthcare from home

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Travel advice

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From Canada

Visiting

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Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

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Travel advice

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From United Kingdom

Visiting

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Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

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Travel advice

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From Ireland

Visiting

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Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

Not yet verified.

Travel advice

Not yet linked.
From Australia

Visiting

Not yet verified.

Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

Not yet verified.

Travel advice

Not yet linked.
From New Zealand

Visiting

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Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

Not yet verified.

Travel advice

Not yet linked.
From South Africa

Visiting

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Who may tax your pension here

  • Private or workplace pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • State pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
  • Government-service pension: not yet verified from the treaty text
The treaty's allocation only — not the tax you would pay, which each country's own rates decide.

Healthcare from home

Not yet verified.

Travel advice

Not yet linked.

Towns we cover in Hong Kong

We don't cover any towns in Hong Kong yet.

Districts — no town covered yet: Central and Western · Eastern District · Islands · Kowloon City · Kwai Tsing · Kwun Tong · North District · Sai Kung · Sha Tin · Sham Shui Po · Southern District · Tai Po · Tsuen Wan · Tuen Mun · Wan Chai · Wong Tai Sin · Yau Tsim Mong · Yuen Long

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