Hong Kong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2663
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6085
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$1742
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$3071
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$540
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$923
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
54
😀 Quality of life
80
72
🏙️ Population
7.41M
791K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 161% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 640th and 5436th ($2663 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 299th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Niigata. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 676th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Niigata

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Hong Kong Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.74
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.9
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.29
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.99
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$5.21
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2008
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1474
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3693
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2621
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$213
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.67%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$27719
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17176
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.09
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.6
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.9
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.1
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.5
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.8
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1128
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$17418

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009