A 25k ‘full’ kitchen remodel in 750k house in a HCOL area is a VERY good deal. How hands off were you in the process?

If you let yourself get scammed by contractors who charge you double when you have "money" there's no limit to the number you can pay for a kitchen.

Obviously there is more hands-on involved the cheaper you want to go.

Also "full" is probably doing a lot of lifting here. He likely didn't do plumbing for the kitchen from scratch nor electrical.

If you just need to replace cabinets + appliances, there's no reason why you can't get any kitchen done under 30k.