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Nara vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Nara is 36.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Nara
Groceries: pay 27.7% less in Nara
Transportation: pay 23.8% less in Nara
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Nara
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Nara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% less in Nara
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in Nara

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nara.

Nara vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nara instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Nara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$6.68 ¥1,041	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$5.51 ¥859	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.14 ¥177	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.74 ¥116	-33.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 27.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Nara
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.40 ¥219	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.08 ¥791	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.11 ¥952	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.33 ¥363	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.80 ¥437	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.57 ¥245	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.94 ¥146	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.11 ¥173	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.93 ¥301	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.74 ¥115	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.55 ¥86	-47.7%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 23.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Nara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.43 ¥690	-62.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$22,332.63 ¥3,478,419	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$19.38 ¥3,018	+33.4%
Average			-23.8%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Nara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$29.29 ¥4,562	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$417.65 ¥65,051	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$350.83 ¥54,643	-79.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$97.60 ¥15,202	-45.0%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Nara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$167.06 ¥26,020	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,914.61 ¥1,700,005	-50.9%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Nara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.31 ¥515	-49.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.79 ¥435	-46.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$3.34 ¥520	-74.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$77.96 ¥12,143	-1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$12.03 ¥1,873	-6.4%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Nara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$43.58 ¥6,788	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$28.07 ¥4,371	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$53.46 ¥8,327	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$88.54 ¥13,791	-38.0%
Average			-38.6%

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