Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 16.6% more expensive than Birmingham.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Birmingham, you would:
pay 36.4% less for restaurants
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$8.84
HK$69.14
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.45
£6.63
|
$5.77
HK$45.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
£1.59
|
$1.33
HK$10.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
£1.20
|
$1.13
HK$8.80
|
|
pay 80.9% more for groceries
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
£1.23
|
$2.29
HK$17.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.90
£3.06
|
$14.28
HK$111.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$12.15
HK$94.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
£2.68
|
$4.01
HK$31.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
£2.54
|
$4.49
HK$35.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
£0.88
|
$1.68
HK$13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
£0.61
|
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
£0.68
|
$1.75
HK$13.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$1.47
HK$11.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
£0.54
|
$1.21
HK$9.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.48
|
$1.20
HK$9.36
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
£5.87
|
$11.66
HK$91.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
£59.41
|
$64.07
HK$501.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,007.78
|
$33,292.33
HK$260,326.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.61
£13.82
|
$13.71
HK$107.22
|
|
pay 25.9% more for housing
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.18
£28.40
|
$22.03
HK$172.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.18
£957.19
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,175.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$966.93
£759.15
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,639.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.82
£181.22
|
$196.11
HK$1,533.50
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.74
£1,178.25
|
$929.71
HK$7,269.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,708.05
£14,687.95
|
$21,637.45
HK$169,191.89
|
|
pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.68
£4.46
|
$7.69
HK$60.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
£3.20
|
$5.31
HK$41.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.66
£13.86
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.73
£27.27
|
$86.33
HK$675.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
£10.40
|
$12.81
HK$100.20
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Birmingham
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.98
£59.65
|
$76.24
HK$596.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.63
£26.41
|
$41.17
HK$321.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.80
£73.64
|
$91.44
HK$715.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.44
£71.79
|
$135.10
HK$1,056.43
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