The honest answer to “how much does moving cost in Hong Kong” is that it depends on what you own, not how far you are going. Here is how the three common options price up, and when each one makes sense.
What moving actually costs in Hong Kong
As a baseline: calling a van yourself is metered from HK$55 for a van, HK$135 for 5.5 tonnes and HK$225 for 9 tonnes. GoGoX Moving Service — a crew, with packing and carrying included — is a fixed price from HK$800. Those are starting points; the final figure comes from the inventory, the access at both ends, and the timing.
Call a van, hire a mover, or take a fixed fee?
| Call a van | Moving service | By the hour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical price | Metered by vehicle and distance | From HK$800, fixed | From HK$120 an hour for a van, three hours minimum (HK$360) |
| Who carries | You, or pay for driver assistance | A moving crew | You — the hourly rate is the van and driver, not a moving crew |
| Packing | You | Optional add-on | You |
| Best for | A few boxes, one trip, you can lift | A whole flat, or heavy and awkward items | Several stops in one booking, or when the timing is uncertain |
What pushes the price up
Four things move the number more than distance does: walk-ups and stairs, a long carry from the loading bay, items that need dismantling, and out-of-hours or month-end slots. Village houses and buildings without a service lift are the two situations that most often surprise people.
What is included, and what is not
A quote built from an inventory list should already itemise the vehicle, the crew, and any dismantling, wrapping or disposal you asked for. Cargo compensation cover applies to the goods in transit. What is normally quoted separately: tunnel fees, waiting time beyond the agreed window, and disposal of anything not on the list.
Getting a number you can rely on
Ask for pricing from an inventory rather than a phone estimate, and photograph the access route at both ends before you book. GoGoX quotes this way by default, so the itemised figure is confirmed before a crew is dispatched.
Moving costs in Hong Kong: common questions
How is moving priced in Hong Kong?
Three ways: by distance, by the hour, or a fixed price. Calling a van is metered point to point — from HK$55 for a van, HK$135 for 5.5 tonnes, HK$225 for 9 tonnes.
By the hour is the van and driver together, three hours minimum, from HK$120 an hour for a van — so HK$360 at the least — and it does not include moving labour.
GoGoX Moving Service is a fixed price from HK$800 with packing and carrying included.
The final figure moves with how much you have, whether there is a lift, the distance, the time of day, and whether old furniture is being taken away.
Rates as published in the GoGoX fee schedule.
Which of the three is cheapest?
There is no single answer — it turns on how much you are moving and whether you carry it yourself. Few things you can lift: calling a van wins on price.
Several stops, or a job whose length you cannot predict: hourly is the flexible one, as long as you remember the three-hour minimum and that labour is not included.
A lot of things and one shot at it: the fixed price is often not the expensive option, because it does not grow when the day runs long.
Why do moving quotes differ so much between companies?
The gap comes from how each firm charges and what it adds on, not simply from one being dearer. The Consumer Council put the same scenario to 20 companies: all-in quotes ran from HK$3,242 to HK$11,200 — more than three times — and single valuable items varied by four to six and a half times.
Only 3 of the 20 held their original quote once the volume went up.
Consumer Council, CHOICE issue 573, July 2024.
What does a flat with no lift cost?
GoGoX stair carries are agreed between the driver and the customer, with no fixed rate. State the floor and whether there is a lift when you book.
For a sense of scale, the Consumer Council found stair charges can account for 15 to 30 per cent of the total, at 15 to 20 steps per floor.
Can the price go up after I book?
GoGoX quotes before you place the order. If what the crew finds differs from what you described — more items than the list, or no lift where none was mentioned — the figure may need adjusting.
That is why it pays to send an inventory and photographs when asking for a quote, and to ask how “more than estimated” will be handled.
What compensation applies if something is damaged?
GoGoX Moving Service carries HK$2,000 of goods cover as a fixed amount. If you call a van yourself, a van starts at HK$2,000 and can be raised at checkout: HK$10 to HK$5,000, HK$20 to HK$10,000.
Vehicles of 5.5 tonnes and above start at HK$5,000, and can go to HK$10,000 for HK$20 or HK$20,000 for HK$80.
What does it cost to get rid of old furniture?
Household furniture falls under domestic waste collection — there is no “per tonne disposal fee” for it. The Environment and Ecology Bureau confirmed to the Legislative Council in November 2024 that the FEHD and its contractors collect domestic waste, discarded furniture included, from public refuse collection points and from estate and private-building collection points.
What you pay for is the labour and the transport, priced by each company, so ask before booking whether removal is in the quote or billed separately.
Furniture generated by renovation work is construction waste and is handled differently.
