Hong Kong vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
88
77
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.33M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 129% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 427th and 4495th ($2737 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 248th and 748th 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
$8.82
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$14676

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125