How much does an Octopus card cost in Hong Kong?

@Marsel': I described my experience. In my case, I had a lot of metro trips, and they weren't just for 5 stops. For example, from the Tin Hau station, where I lived, to the Tung Chung station, a one-way ticket cost 27 dollars, while using an Octopus card cost 23 or 24. The savings for a round trip were 7 or 8 dollars. And this was the case for many points I needed on the map. And yes, I don't have a foreign card, for example, so the choice was obvious for me.

@Andrey: We've been here for a week with the three of us, each with an Octopus card. We bought it at 7-11 without any problems. We travel a lot, everywhere, including taking ferries to the islands. We’ve already spent about 200 on each. Yesterday we were in Macau and had to pay cash on the bus, it was extremely unpleasant to be standing on the bus, searching for change, calculating, realizing that there was no change, etc. There are no machines, ticket counters, or change exchange at every stop in Hong Kong. There were times when our balance went negative, we topped it up again, which was convenient. And in my opinion, it’s easier to buy an Octopus card once, top it up by 50-100, say goodbye to $11 (150 rubles), but not to look for counters, jostle at the machine, or fumble with cash, change, etc.

@V: I still don't understand what you mean by recouped? Did you cover the 11 HKD card with trips that differ by 20 cents? I understand the problems with cash, but if the card is a normal foreign one, then why the Octopus?

@Andrey: Octopus. It pays off with one trip to Disney and one trip to Buddha. Plus, it will even pay off on the first day if you take the express from the airport and make transfers in the metro (they will be free). And as a life hack, with the octopus you can get to the center not for 110, but for 65.

If there are two of us, should we each get such a card?

@Cassia: Yes

@Cassia: even considering the non-refundable 11 HKD from each card, it might be possible to save on change, because if you pay in cash on buses and trams, they don't give it. So you either have to calculate the exact amount, or throw in more, or tarnish your soul with deceit and throw in less.

And it seems that the 11 dollars are never returned at all.

@Yan: They don't return. For example, I had a lot of trips from the island to Kowloon. The Octopus card paid for itself very quickly. Well, for the convenience of paying for purchases, in my humble opinion, such small losses can still be tolerated.

@V: I absolutely agree for the long run!

@Andrey: Buy an octopus))) Life will be much easier!

@Andrey: This is more a question of your comfort.

@Andrey: just point with your finger and extend 200 money, they will understand there))

@Andrey: Needed)) and definitely. Everything will become simpler. We have had octopuses stored for several years.

@V: Pardon, excuse me, sorry, but what if there was a foreign card? What does that change in the case of traveling by public transport? Can it be applied immediately on public transport? Sorry, the lecturer is dumb....)))

@Andrey: You can only pay with a VISA card in the metro, but not at all turnstiles. I can't advise on other types of transport, but it seems like you can.

@Sergey: You see, it says here that for a week, Octopus is not really needed... And there's also the problem that I don't speak English, and I'm afraid that buying at the box office will be unbearably funny...