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Osaka vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Osaka is 35.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 18.7% less in Osaka
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Osaka
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Osaka
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Osaka
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Osaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% less in Osaka
Clothing: pay 34.3% less in Osaka

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

Osaka vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.7% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.79	$6.68 ¥1,036	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.23	$5.35 ¥828	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.86	$1.27 ¥197	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.69	$0.74 ¥114	-33.9%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.12	$1.40 ¥218	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.24	$5.08 ¥787	-59.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.82	$5.75 ¥891	-51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.48	$2.20 ¥340	-37.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.91	$2.97 ¥460	-38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.24	$1.57 ¥243	+0.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$0.94 ¥146	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.68	$1.11 ¥172	-31.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.83	$1.93 ¥299	+39.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.59	$0.74 ¥114	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.28	$0.55 ¥86	-47.7%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.99	$4.43 ¥687	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.46	$34.41 ¥5,333	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$301K	$22,332.63 ¥3M	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.53	$20.38 ¥3,159	+40.3%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.43	$29.29 ¥4,539	+32.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,361.21	$701.65 ¥109K	-70.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,193.11	$456.63 ¥70,766	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,387.47	$101.24 ¥15,690	-43.0%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,117.41	$167.06 ¥25,890	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$13,810.32 ¥2M	-37.9%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.67	$2.84 ¥440	-56.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.88	$3.12 ¥483	-40.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.48	$3.74 ¥580	-71.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$618.80	$56.24 ¥8,716	-29.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.47	$12.70 ¥1,968	-1.2%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 34.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Osaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$578.85	$43.57 ¥6,752	-41.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.64	$28.07 ¥4,350	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$718.84	$66.35 ¥10,282	-27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.04	$93.59 ¥14,504	-34.5%
Average			-34.3%

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