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East London vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

East London is 45.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in East London
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in East London
Transportation: pay 48.8% less in East London
Housing: pay 27.7% less in East London
Childcare: pay 84.4% less in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% less in East London
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in East London

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in East London.

East London vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East London instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.20 ZAR121.91	-8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.04 ZAR17.55	-25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.91 ZAR15.36	-18.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.87 ZAR14.69	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.95 ZAR66.86	-68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.06 ZAR68.74	-65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.14 ZAR36.14	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-59.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.69 ZAR11.70	-36.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.72 ZAR12.16	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.67 ZAR11.39	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.72 ZAR12.11	-35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.52 ZAR8.76	-51.2%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 48.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.92 ZAR83.28	-58.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$22.33 ZAR377.91	-66.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$4.84 ZAR81.92	-66.7%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 27.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	-48.7%
Average			-27.7%

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pay 84.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	-80.6%
Average			-84.4%

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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.59 ZAR43.89	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.21 ZAR37.45	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.77 ZAR46.81	-78.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$34.55 ZAR584.83	-56.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$3.75 ZAR63.39	-70.9%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$53.99 ZAR913.82	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	+8.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	-38.1%
Average			-21.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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