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What it costs to have a baby in Hong Kong

Buying everything new for a first baby in Hong Kong comes to roughly HK$25,850 on Paperbump's own estimates, and roughly HK$15,275 if you buy second-hand wherever second-hand is sensible — about 41% less. None of the figures below are medical costs — and until you hold a Hong Kong ID card, the medical costs are the big ones. Checked 21 September 2026.

General information, not financial advice; prices are estimates.

Everything new

about HK$25,850

Second-hand where sensible

about HK$15,275 — 41% less

Things counted

23

Last checked

21 September 2026

Where the money actually goes

Most of the total sits in a handful of items. The rest barely moves it.

• Stroller new HK$2,400–HK$8,000, used HK$600–HK$4,000
• Infant car seat new HK$2,000–HK$5,000
• Cot new HK$1,200–HK$4,500, used HK$300–HK$1,500
• Breast pump new HK$800–HK$2,800, used HK$300–HK$1,200
• Bassinet or bedside crib new HK$600–HK$2,500, used HK$150–HK$700
• High chair new HK$500–HK$2,200, used HK$150–HK$900
• Baby carrier new HK$500–HK$2,000, used HK$150–HK$700
• Baby monitor new HK$400–HK$1,600, used HK$150–HK$700

What is not in this list, and what it costs

With an ID card a public birth costs little. Without one the public package is HK$74,000 booked, and the private route lands around HK$100,000 with the doctors' fees. Budget that separately, on the written estimate your hospital gives you, and check first what your employer's plan pays.

• Book your first antenatal visit with the Hospital Authority
• Decide public or private, and find out what your cover pays
• Confirm the hospital booking and pay the deposit

Where these figures come from

Paperbump's own estimate of what each thing costs in Hong Kong, not a quote and not a price anyone is offering you. Each range is pitched at a well-reviewed mainstream version — not the cheapest on the shelf and not the top of the market — and was set in September 2026 from prices listed by the main baby retailers in Hong Kong as they appeared in search results. Nobody paid to be on this list, and no shop page was opened to set a figure, so treat every range as an order of magnitude rather than a price tag. Your own figure always wins, and the moment you type one it replaces ours in the chart.

• Sassy Mama Hong Kong, strollers and where to buy them
• Hospital Authority, the obstetric package for non-eligible persons

• What to buy, thing by thing all 23, with what to check before buying one used

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