Hong Kong vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$2558
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$810
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$2002
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
7.41M
594K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 165% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 532nd and 5371st ($2718 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 2 months in Kawaguchi. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kawaguchi ranked 21st in Japan, while ranked 548th and 694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kawaguchi

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Hong Kong Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$3.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$83.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$3676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$15648

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$961
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$945
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1047
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1037
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1002
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1078
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1035
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1020
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$972
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1005
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1033
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1055
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1028
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1024
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$975
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1039
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1110
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$997
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1038
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$961
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1041
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1055
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$994
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1116
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$990
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1115
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1066
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$998
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1066