Hong Kong vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
52
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
7.41M
791K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 149% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 379th and 4902nd ($2753 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 3769th 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
$8.31
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046