The Median Household Income in Hong Kong Is 30,000HKD

Hong Kong is regarded as a very wealthy city. As a matter of fact, in 2025, Hong Kong was ranked second globally for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, with 17,215 individuals possessing a net worth of 30,000,000 US dollars or more. Yet, paradoxically, if the city is wealthy, the majority of the Hong Kongese population is shockingly poor, all things considered.

As of late 2025/early 2026, the median household income in Hong Kong was 30,000 Hong Kong dollars. This means that 50% of the approximately 2,780,000 households in Hong Kong have a monthly income lower than 30,000 Hong Kong dollars (3,825 US dollars).

To put that shockingly low figure into perspective, one must bear in mind that Hong Kong consistently ranks among the five most expensive cities in the world. Worse yet, Hong Kong does not stand in comparison with other developed regions.

Indeed, the monthly median household income in the United Kingdom is 32,400 HKD; in the United States, it is 55,000 HKD; and in Switzerland, it is a whopping 72,200 HKD.

To rub salt in the wound, in Singapore—Hong Kong’s main contender in Asia—the monthly median household income reached 76,800 HKD in February 2026. That is more than two and a half times higher than in Hong Kong.