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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 11.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 29.1% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$17.36 £13.01	+119.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$10.02 £7.51	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.30 £1.73	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.33 £1.00	+19.8%
Average			+65.2%

Hong Kong vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.41 £1.06	-35.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.07 £3.05	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.98 £4.48	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.67 £2.75	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.68 £2.76	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.37 £1.03	-12.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.68 £0.51	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.31 £0.99	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.96 £0.72	-30.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.68 £0.51	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.69 £0.52	-34.9%
Average			-31.3%

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pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.18 £5.38	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$42.73 £32.03	-36.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$14.69 £11.01	+1.1%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 29.1% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$36.50 £27.36	+64.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+9.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$276.32 £207.13	+55.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	-22.0%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$6.68 £5.01	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.67 £3.50	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$20.03 £15.02	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$77.01 £57.73	-2.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$20.03 £15.02	+55.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$86.80 £65.07	+17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$40.06 £30.03	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$80.13 £60.06	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$96.82 £72.58	-32.2%
Average			-8.2%

Hong Kong vs. Kingston Upon Thames - Cost of clothing

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