Hong Kong vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$3286
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$674
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$1059
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$2341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
82
93
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 91% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 621st and 4342nd ($2674 vs $1399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.7 months in Kawasaki. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 632nd and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kawasaki

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Hong Kong Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$7.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$3.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$5332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$3319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$52.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$9.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$56.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$523
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$12261

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144