Hong Kong vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$3318
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$1162
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$2036
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
39 km
🎓 Higher education
100
95
😀 Quality of life
88
91
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.46M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 127% more expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 379th and 4577th ($2753 vs $1210) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.7 months in Kyoto. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kyoto ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 108th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kyoto

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Hong Kong Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$517
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$5617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$28.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$56.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$50.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$7456

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Kyoto

Distance City Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi Otsu
$1036
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Muko
$1042
12 km or 7.2 mi Nagaokakyo
$1041
15 km or 9.1 mi Uji
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Yawata
$1047
17 km or 11 mi Shimamoto
$1051
18 km or 11 mi Joyo
$1034
18 km or 11 mi Kameoka
$1050
18 km or 11 mi Kusatsu
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Ritto
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Moriyama
$1019
22 km or 14 mi Kyotanabe
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Takatsuki
$1113
24 km or 15 mi Hirakata
$1120
24 km or 15 mi Yasu
$1023
26 km or 16 mi Katano
$1063
28 km or 17 mi Seika
$1012
28 km or 18 mi Ibaraki
$1162
29 km or 18 mi Konan
$1025
29 km or 18 mi Nantan
$1057
30 km or 19 mi Neyagawa
$1125
31 km or 19 mi Kizugawa
$1002
32 km or 20 mi Settsu
$1169
32 km or 20 mi Shijonawate
$1086
33 km or 20 mi Omihachiman
$1027
34 km or 21 mi Minoh
$1068
35 km or 22 mi Kadoma
$1117
36 km or 22 mi Suita
$1362
36 km or 22 mi Daito
$1077
36 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1140
36 km or 22 mi Ikoma
$1021
37 km or 23 mi Nara
$1016
37 km or 23 mi Koka
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Toyonaka
$1045
37 km or 23 mi Ikeda
$1052
38 km or 24 mi Kawanishi
$1066
38 km or 24 mi Inagawa
$1068
40 km or 25 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
40 km or 25 mi Yamatokoriyama
$988
41 km or 26 mi Itami
$1073