Hong Kong vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1082
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$2552
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 137% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 503rd and 4726th ($2614 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 2.3 months in Kawasaki. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 12th in Japan, while ranked 168th and 355th 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
$7.92
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$40.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.76
 Cappuccino
$5.32
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$5293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$2972
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$34.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$15182

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045