Hong Kong vs Kawasaki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Kawasaki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$1249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$3397
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$545
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$1197
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$2537
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
99
😀 Quality of life
88
81
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.54M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 119% more expensive than in Kawasaki. Cities ranked 427th and 4340th ($2737 vs $1249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th 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 2 months in Kawasaki. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kawasaki ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 248th and 497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kawasaki

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Hong Kong Kawasaki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$6.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$3.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$584
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$1140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$968
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$6533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$3250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$5.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$42.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$543
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$15204

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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 Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116