Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

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Japan

Tokyo vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tokyo is 17.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Tokyo
Groceries: pay 8.1% more in Tokyo
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Tokyo
Housing: pay 24.2% less in Tokyo
Childcare: pay 41.0% less in Tokyo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.4% less in Tokyo
Clothing: pay 24.0% less in Tokyo

The cost of groceries and transportation in Tokyo are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Tokyo.

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Tokyo vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.98	$8.02 ¥1,303	+1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.39	$5.01 ¥814	-22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.89	$1.16 ¥189	-16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.72	$0.84 ¥137	-24.3%
Average			-15.3%

Hong Kong vs. Tokyo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.1% more for groceries

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.18	$1.55 ¥252	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.54	$7.21 ¥1,171	-42.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.11	$5.71 ¥928	-51.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.56	$2.33 ¥379	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$38.03	$3.52 ¥572	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.28	$2.38 ¥386	+51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.52	$1.18 ¥191	+8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.72	$2.48 ¥402	+52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.86	$2.64 ¥429	+90.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.62	$1.43 ¥232	+29.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.31	$1.48 ¥241	+39.9%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.28	$4.50 ¥731	-62.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$529.13	$73.51 ¥11,941	+8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.89	$30.07 ¥4,885	+107.0%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 24.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.98	$33.44 ¥5,433	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,419.24	$1,071.65 ¥174K	-54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,234.80	$642.24 ¥104K	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,391.86	$122.16 ¥19,845	-31.2%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 41.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,143.06	$519.69 ¥84,421	-50.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$15,131.74 ¥2M	-32.0%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 31.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.83	$4.01 ¥651	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$41.00	$3.43 ¥557	-34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.80	$4.01 ¥651	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.76	$68.19 ¥11,077	-13.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.79	$12.70 ¥2,063	-1.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 24.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Tokyo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.68	$56.84 ¥9,233	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.68	$40.48 ¥6,576	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$721.11	$62.67 ¥10,181	-31.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,119.57	$90.37 ¥14,681	-36.7%
Average			-24.0%

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