Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 29.3% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$8.84
HK$69.10
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$5.77
HK$45.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.33
HK$10.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$1.13
HK$8.79
|
|
pay 87.9% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$2.29
HK$17.93
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$14.28
HK$111.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$12.15
HK$94.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$4.01
HK$31.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$4.49
HK$35.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.16
HK$9.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.47
HK$11.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$64.07
HK$500.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,174.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$13.71
HK$107.15
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$22.03
HK$172.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,164.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$196.11
HK$1,532.60
|
|
pay 5.9% more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$929.71
HK$7,265.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,093.44
|
|
pay 36.5% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$7.69
HK$60.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$5.31
HK$41.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$86.33
HK$674.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$12.81
HK$100.14
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$76.24
HK$595.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$41.17
HK$321.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$91.44
HK$714.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$135.10
HK$1,055.82
|
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