Tax comparison
🇭🇰Hong Kong vs 🇯🇵Japan
At €80,000 gross, the net annual salary is 623,206 HK$ in Hong Kong and 9,987,462 ¥ in Japan, a gap of about €13,864 per year once converted. EXPATRIATION.IO comparison, 2026 tax scales: adjust the gross salary and the household below.
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Hong Kong (country) and Japan (country) have distinct approaches to taxing employment income. On a gross salary of €80,000, the effective total deduction rate is 13.6% in Hong Kong compared to 30.9% in Japan. That translates to a difference of roughly €13,864 per year in favor of Hong Kong.
In Hong Kong, income tax amounts to 79,946 HK$ and social contributions add 18,000 HK$. In Japan, income tax is 2,970,600 ¥ and social contributions are 1,497,938 ¥.
The net annual take-home is 623,206 HK$ in Hong Kong and 9,987,462 ¥ in Japan (amounts in respective local currencies, converted from the same EUR gross). These figures assume a single filer with no children or special deductions. Actual results vary based on household composition, deductions, and specific tax credits available in each jurisdiction.
Equivalent gross and tipping point
At €80,000 gross in Hong Kong, about €105,400 gross is needed in Japan to reach the same net salary.
That figure answers the same net. For the gross that gives back the same purchasing power, restated at each side's price level, the two answers sit side by side.
Across the €30,000 to €250,000 gross range, Hong Kong leaves the higher net salary at every level tested.
These figures use the default profile. The Expat Package Report runs the same calculation on your own two salaries and household, and quantifies the gap in euros.
Detailed comparison at €80,000 gross
| Hong Kong | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross annual salary | 721,152 HK$ | 14,456,000 ¥ |
| Income tax (national or federal) | 79,946 HK$ | 2,970,600 ¥ |
| Social contributions | 18,000 HK$ | 1,497,938 ¥ |
| Total deductions | 97,946 HK$ | 4,468,538 ¥ |
| Net annual salary | 623,206 HK$ | 9,987,462 ¥ |
| Net annual (EUR equivalent) | €69,135 | €55,271 |
| Net monthly salary | 51,934 HK$ | 832,289 ¥ |
| Effective deduction rate | 13.6% | 30.9% |
Amounts are shown in each local currency (HKD and JPY); EUR equivalents are converted at reference exchange rates last updated on 2026-09-21.
Breakdown of social contributions
Hong Kong
| MPF (Mandatory Provident Fund) | 18,000 HK$ |
|---|---|
| Total contributions | 18,000 HK$ |
Japan
| Pension Insurance (Kosei Nenkin) | 713,700 ¥ |
|---|---|
| Health Insurance (Kenko Hoken) | 711,958 ¥ |
| Employment Insurance | 72,280 ¥ |
| Total contributions | 1,497,938 ¥ |
Examples at several salary levels
| Gross (EUR) | Rate Hong Kong | Net Hong Kong (EUR) | Rate Japan | Net Japan (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €45,000 | 10.9% | €40,085 | 25.3% | €33,628 |
| €80,000 | 13.6% | €69,135 | 30.9% | €55,271 |
| €120,000 | 14.7% | €102,335 | 35.6% | €77,340 |
| €250,000 | 15.9% | €210,235 | 44.4% | €138,980 |
These figures assume a single filer with no children; the tool above lets you adjust the salary and the household configuration (married, 1 to 3 children).
Cost of living
Consolidated cost-of-living index (Paris = 100): Hong Kong SAR China 92, Tokyo 83. This index is derived from official household price levels (Eurostat, World Bank, and the BEA regional price parities), published on a New York base and restated here against Paris. On a gross salary of €80,000, the net amounts adjusted to this index correspond to a purchasing power on the order of €75,000 for Hong Kong SAR China and €67,000 for Tokyo, at Paris price levels.
To go further: the cost-of-living comparison and the city budget calculator.
Sources: Hong Kong: IRD (Inland Revenue Department), tax year 2026 · Japan: NTA (National Tax Agency), tax year 2026
This tool provides estimates based on public datasets. It is not the opinion of a tax lawyer. Consult a tax lawyer, a chartered accountant or a licensed financial professional before making relocation or employment decisions.