Cost of living comparison
London is 46.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in London instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 85.8% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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