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Hong Kong vs. Bishops Stortford Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 10.7% more expensive than Bishops Stortford.

Restaurants: pay 28.4% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 55.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 18.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 8.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 31.5% more in Hong Kong

The cost of groceries, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Bishops Stortford. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Bishops Stortford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bishops Stortford, you would:

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pay 28.4% less for restaurants

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.98	$7.91 HK$61.52	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.68 £7.24	$6.43 HK$50.01	-33.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.39 HK$10.81	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$1.11 HK$8.66	+0.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.05	$2.19 HK$17.05	+55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$12.44 HK$96.81	+205.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.97	$11.75 HK$91.42	+121.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$3.52 HK$27.36	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$4.85 HK$37.74	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.57 HK$12.18	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.09 HK$8.46	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.98	$1.62 HK$12.62	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.39 HK$10.78	+7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.10 HK$8.56	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.06 HK$8.24	+53.7%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 18.3% more for transportation

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.37	$11.90 HK$92.58	+65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$525.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.48	$14.53 HK$113.03	-13.0%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 8.5% more for housing

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.30	$22.19 HK$172.67	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,393.30 £1,041.95	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	+68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,246.40 £932.10	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	+35.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.00	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	-30.9%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	-1.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.49	$6.48 HK$50.45	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.23 £3.16	$5.23 HK$40.70	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.98	$13.11 HK$102.03	-34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.42 £41.45	$79.18 HK$616.09	+42.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.35 £7.74	$12.85 HK$100.03	+24.2%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 31.5% more for clothing

	Bishops Stortford	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.74 £34.95	$74.06 HK$576.31	+58.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £29.96	$42.18 HK$328.19	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £59.92	$91.97 HK$715.69	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.40	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	+47.5%
Average			+31.5%

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