Hong Kong vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 165% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 379th and 5386th ($2753 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th 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 1.8 months in Saitama. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 205th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Saitama

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Hong Kong Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075