Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.5 times more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
Saitama
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Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
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