Cost of living comparison
Okinawa is 35.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Okinawa instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 20.3% less for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
$7.07
¥1,101
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
$5.46
¥851
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
$1.07
¥167
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
$0.72
¥112
|
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pay 19.5% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
$2.01
¥314
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
$7.63
¥1,189
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
$6.11
¥952
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
$1.91
¥297
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
$2.51
¥392
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
$2.18
¥339
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
$1.07
¥166
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.27
¥198
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
$1.74
¥270
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
$1.08
¥168
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
$1.07
¥167
|
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pay 4.4% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$4.13
¥643
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
$32.12
¥5,004
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
$21,471.04
¥3,344,652
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
$31.87
¥4,964
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
$32.12
¥5,004
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
$391.90
¥61,048
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
$362.53
¥56,473
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
$117.30
¥18,272
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
$256.98
¥40,032
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
$4,818.46
¥750,595
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
$3.21
¥500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
$2.57
¥400
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$4.50
¥701
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
$51.40
¥8,006
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
$11.56
¥1,801
|
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pay 42.1% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Okinawa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
$44.64
¥6,954
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
$28.56
¥4,449
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
$48.96
¥7,626
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
$67.46
¥10,508
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