Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.0 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Japan, you would:
pay 31.1% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 71.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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