Cost of living comparison

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Crawley vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Crawley is 8.6% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 75.7% more in Crawley
Groceries: pay 35.5% less in Crawley
Transportation: pay 9.9% less in Crawley
Housing: pay 28.3% more in Crawley
Childcare: pay 1.6% more in Crawley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.0% more in Crawley
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Crawley

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

Crawley vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Crawley instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 75.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$20.03 £14.98	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.34 £7.73	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.34 £1.75	+68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.34 £1.00	+20.1%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 35.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.54 £1.15	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$3.66 £2.73	-70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.49 £4.10	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.67 £2.74	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.63 £2.72	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.35 £1.01	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.59 £0.44	-46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.27 £0.95	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.83 £0.62	-40.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.60 £0.45	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.54 £0.40	-49.3%
Average			-35.5%

Hong Kong vs. Crawley - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.18 £5.37	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$16.29 £12.18	+12.2%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 28.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$45.91 £34.33	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,635.90 £1,223.38	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,368.82 £1,023.64	-18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$276.32 £206.64	+55.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 1.6% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,736.06 £1,298.28	+67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$8,012.60 £5,992.07	-64.0%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$6.68 £4.99	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.81 £3.60	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$20.03 £14.98	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$54.75 £40.95	-30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$11.35 £8.49	-11.7%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Crawley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$71.22 £53.26	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$48.34 £36.15	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$84.13 £62.92	-8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$133.54 £99.87	-6.5%
Average			-1.1%

Hong Kong vs. Crawley - Cost of clothing

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