Hong Kong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$1897
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
7.41M
791K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 170% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 532nd and 5515th ($2718 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 1.9 months in Niigata. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 548th and 3269th 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
$8.11
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$14992

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001