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Kingston Upon Hull vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Hull is 0.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 63.9% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Groceries: pay 36.3% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Transportation: pay 2.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Childcare: pay 27.5% more in Kingston Upon Hull
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Kingston Upon Hull
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in Kingston Upon Hull

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

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Hull instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 63.9% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$20.03 £15.02	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.68 £6.51	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.96 £1.47	+41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.40 £1.05	+25.9%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 36.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.60 £1.20	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$2.85 £2.14	-77.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$7.22 £5.41	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.58 £2.68	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.18 £2.38	-34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.23 £0.92	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.78 £0.58	-28.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.19 £0.89	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.87 £0.65	-37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.46 £0.35	-58.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.51 £0.38	-51.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 2.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.16 £5.37	-39.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$95.48 £71.58	+41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$34,911.55 £26,170.57	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$13.98 £10.48	-3.7%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$42.73 £32.03	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$730.48 £547.59	-68.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$641.01 £480.52	-62.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$189.71 £142.21	+6.9%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 27.5% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$1,404.88 £1,053.13	+35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$26,634.46 £19,965.86	+19.7%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.17 £3.88	-20.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.24 £3.18	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$19.86 £14.89	+51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$35.93 £26.94	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$8.18 £6.13	-36.4%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Hull
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$52.08 £39.04	-29.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$33.05 £24.78	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$79.79 £59.81	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$55.09 £41.29	-61.4%
Average			-31.5%

Hong Kong vs. Kingston Upon Hull - 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: December 2025

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