4 Carat Diamond Prices in Hong Kong

How much does a 4 carat diamond cost in Hong Kong? Current HKD pricing across 100+ retailers, refreshed daily.

Last updated 29 October 2026·Based on 1,163,959 active listings

Caratlytics Diamond Price Index, September 2026: natural diamonds at 2,335 USD per carat and lab-grown at 443 USD per carat, a natural to lab ratio of 5.3 to 1. See the full index release

Total listings
1,163,959
Typical natural (HKD)
HK$491,361 HKD
HK$120,579/ct
Typical range HK$81,655/ct to HK$168,890/ct
Typical lab-grown (HKD)
HK$17,661 HKD
HK$4,334/ct
Typical range HK$2,250/ct to HK$7,300/ct
Lab vs natural at this carat
Natural diamonds at this carat trade at 27.8× lab-grown prices, so picking lab-grown saves around 96% per stone at the same shape, colour and clarity.

Top 4-carat diamonds available now

The highest-scoring stones at exactly 4 carat the market is currently offering, by origin. Click any to see the full diamond.

What a 4 Carat Diamond Actually Costs

4 carat sits between the headline milestone weights, which is where most of the genuine value lives in the diamond market. Retailers carry fewer stones at this weight, but the ones they do carry are priced more competitively because they can't ride the psychological premium of 1ct, 2ct, 3ct and so on.

We're tracking 1,163,959 active listings at 4 carat right now. A typical natural diamond in this range costs around HK$491,361 HKD while the lab-grown equivalent sits at roughly HK$17,661 HKD, about a 27.8× ratio. That gap is normal because lab-grown has been trending down in price steadily while natural holds value.

ROUND accounts for about 27% of 4 carat inventory. Consistent with round being the classic engagement ring choice. Fancy shapes (oval, pear, cushion) trade at slight discounts per carat compared to round, partly because they use more of the original rough crystal so they're cheaper to produce.

At 4 carat, the sweet spot for most buyers is E colour with VS1 clarity. This combination is eye-clean, face-up indistinguishable from a D/FL on paper, and typically costs 40 to 60% less. The money you save there is far better spent on cut grade. Excellent or Ideal. Because cut drives sparkle more than any other single grade.

Breakdown by Shape

ShapeOriginListingsMedian (HKD)
ROUNDlab grown291,015HK$3,508/ct
OVALlab grown225,202HK$4,423/ct
EMERALDlab grown134,131HK$4,659/ct
RADIANTlab grown117,076HK$5,093/ct
CUSHIONlab grown101,081HK$5,335/ct
MARQUISElab grown70,326HK$4,499/ct
PEARlab grown70,087HK$4,583/ct
PRINCESSlab grown56,167HK$3,653/ct
ASSCHERlab grown29,996HK$5,217/ct
ROUNDnatural21,015HK$116,541/ct
HEARTlab grown17,956HK$4,057/ct
OVALnatural8,281HK$122,345/ct
OTHERlab grown4,896HK$5,411/ct
EMERALDnatural4,822HK$133,412/ct
CUSHIONnatural4,428HK$128,292/ct
PEARnatural3,631HK$123,793/ct
PRINCESSnatural1,437HK$94,102/ct
RADIANTnatural899HK$128,963/ct
MARQUISEnatural485HK$170,964/ct
TRILLIONlab grown281HK$5,794/ct
BAGUETTElab grown203HK$6,233/ct
SQ_RADIANTlab grown159HK$7,399/ct
OTHERnatural135HK$116,914/ct
HEARTnatural118HK$37,014/ct
ASSCHERnatural82HK$78,525/ct
TRILLIONnatural31HK$63,323/ct
SQ_RADIANTnatural12HK$90,885/ct

Breakdown by Colour

GradeOriginListingsMedian (HKD)
Dnatural3,882HK$204,399/ct
Dlab grown327,554HK$7,005/ct
Dunknown1HK$47,804/ct
Enatural3,745HK$185,750/ct
Elab grown449,341HK$3,703/ct
Eunknown2HK$20,908/ct
Fnatural4,570HK$175,633/ct
Flab grown246,207HK$3,398/ct
Gnatural5,073HK$158,067/ct
Glab grown75,043HK$3,150/ct
Hnatural7,253HK$133,170/ct
Hlab grown17,883HK$3,285/ct
Hunknown1HK$189,063/ct
Inatural7,997HK$109,099/ct
Ilab grown1,174HK$3,458/ct
Jnatural6,650HK$84,264/ct
Jlab grown399HK$3,863/ct
Knatural3,409HK$68,037/ct
Klab grown77HK$4,500/ct

Breakdown by Clarity

GradeOriginListingsMedian (HKD)
FLnatural321HK$340,880/ct
FLlab grown40,277HK$15,953/ct
IFnatural730HK$169,530/ct
IFlab grown48,939HK$12,447/ct
IFunknown2HK$36,240/ct
VVS1natural2,513HK$135,173/ct
VVS1lab grown115,454HK$7,915/ct
VVS1unknown1HK$17,139/ct
VVS2natural4,197HK$146,706/ct
VVS2lab grown473,509HK$3,694/ct
VS1natural8,667HK$146,999/ct
VS1lab grown358,529HK$3,537/ct
VS1unknown1HK$189,063/ct
VS2natural10,623HK$142,275/ct
VS2lab grown73,889HK$3,500/ct
SI1natural9,313HK$112,433/ct
SI1lab grown7,506HK$2,869/ct
SI2natural8,368HK$79,543/ct
SI2lab grown442HK$2,721/ct
I1natural453HK$52,871/ct
I1lab grown27HK$1,876/ct
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