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Sapporo vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Sapporo is 29.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in Sapporo
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Sapporo
Transportation: pay 18.6% less in Sapporo
Housing: pay 10.4% less in Sapporo
Childcare: pay 63.2% less in Sapporo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.4% less in Sapporo
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Sapporo

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Sapporo.

Sapporo vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$7.52 ¥1,171	-4.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$5.01 ¥781	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.92 ¥143	-33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.79 ¥122	-29.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.26 ¥197	-42.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.18 ¥651	-66.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.65 ¥881	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$1.82 ¥284	-48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.18 ¥496	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.52 ¥236	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$1.34 ¥208	+22.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.82 ¥283	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.73 ¥270	+25.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$1.24 ¥194	+13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.98 ¥153	-7.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 18.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.43 ¥690	-62.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$50.12 ¥7,806	-25.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$33,796.28 ¥5,263,939	-12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$18.38 ¥2,862	+26.5%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 10.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$41.77 ¥6,505	+88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$501.18 ¥78,061	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$294.03 ¥45,796	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$233.15 ¥36,314	+31.3%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 63.2% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$265.96 ¥41,425	-74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$10,691.86 ¥1,665,311	-51.9%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.34 ¥520	-48.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$3.64 ¥567	-30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$2.94 ¥458	-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$52.12 ¥8,118	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$12.70 ¥1,978	-1.2%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Sapporo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$40.09 ¥6,245	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$26.70 ¥4,158	-36.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$50.12 ¥7,806	-45.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$122.51 ¥19,082	-14.2%
Average			-35.6%

Hong Kong vs. Sapporo - Cost of clothing

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