Cost of living comparison

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Hong Kong vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 87.2% more expensive than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 53.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.1% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 55.1% more in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.6% more for restaurants

	Japan	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,031	$7.91 HK$61.55	+19.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥796	$6.43 HK$50.04	+26.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$1.39 HK$10.81	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥119	$1.11 HK$8.66	+46.2%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Japan	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$2.19 HK$17.06	+45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥791	$12.44 HK$96.86	+145.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥885	$11.75 HK$91.46	+107.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$3.52 HK$27.37	+69.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥457	$4.85 HK$37.76	+65.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥334	$1.57 HK$12.19	-26.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥175	$1.09 HK$8.46	-2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$1.62 HK$12.63	-4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥333	$1.39 HK$10.79	-35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$1.10 HK$8.56	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$1.06 HK$8.25	-8.2%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 53.3% more for transportation

	Japan	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥686	$11.90 HK$92.63	+171.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,236	$67.49 HK$525.40	+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+70.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,955	$14.53 HK$113.09	-42.6%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Japan	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,296	$22.19 HK$172.75	-34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,826	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+332.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,222	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+377.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,539	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	+49.5%
Average			+181.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Japan	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,363	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	+249.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+69.1%
Average			+159.4%

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pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥407	$6.48 HK$50.47	+148.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥473	$5.23 HK$40.72	+72.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥607	$13.11 HK$102.08	+237.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,298	$79.18 HK$616.38	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,946	$12.85 HK$100.08	+3.2%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 55.1% more for clothing

	Japan	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,995	$74.06 HK$576.58	+65.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,003	$42.18 HK$328.34	+31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,959	$91.97 HK$716.02	+60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,644	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	+63.4%
Average			+55.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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