If it is Top US or bust, I’d still limit your apps to 6 of these schools. There are students from Hong Kong that apply to US elite schools all the time, so grading should be familiar to all of these schools. Are you one of the best in your school? Is there a ranking? How have other students from your school done in the past in getting in elite US colleges?
US college applications is not a lottery. The quality of the subjective parts of your application will matter. I can’t see doing a good job on more than 6 apps±.
Unless you can claim California residency, forget about the UC’s being less than $40k. One place to narrow your list is to apply to only need blind, meets full need for international students. HYPM are the only ones that are need blind and meet full need on your list (unless something has changed recently).