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Isle of Wight vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Wight is 19.0% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Isle of Wight
Groceries: pay 39.7% less in Isle of Wight
Transportation: pay 64.8% more in Isle of Wight
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Isle of Wight
Childcare: pay 36.8% more in Isle of Wight
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Isle of Wight
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Isle of Wight

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

Isle of Wight vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Isle of Wight instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$17.37 £13.09	+119.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$9.35 £7.05	+45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$2.03 £1.53	+45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.92 £1.44	+72.2%
Average			+70.8%

Hong Kong vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$0.99 £0.75	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$5.01 £3.78	-59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$5.49 £4.14	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$3.78 £2.85	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$3.82 £2.88	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$1.15 £0.87	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.55 £0.41	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$1.27 £0.96	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.21 £0.91	-12.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$0.18 £0.14	-83.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.42 £0.32	-60.5%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 64.8% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$7.09 £5.34	-40.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	$138.98 £104.76	+105.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	$42.92 £32.35	+195.5%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$44.10 £33.24	+98.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$1,002.27 £755.47	-57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$798.47 £601.86	-52.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$203.88 £153.68	+14.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 36.8% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	+71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	+2.0%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$6.68 £5.04	+3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$4.66 £3.51	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$20.05 £15.11	+52.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$36.08 £27.20	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$13.36 £10.07	+4.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Isle of Wight
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$75.73 £57.08	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$48.38 £36.46	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$109.14 £82.26	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$96.89 £73.03	-32.2%
Average			+0.8%

Hong Kong vs. Isle of Wight - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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