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Leicester vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Leicester is 8.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% more in Leicester
Groceries: pay 31.3% less in Leicester
Transportation: pay 0.4% more in Leicester
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Leicester
Childcare: pay 25.4% more in Leicester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7% less in Leicester
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Leicester

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

Leicester vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$20.16 £15.11	+155.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.41 £7.05	+46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.67 £1.25	+20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.18 £0.88	+5.7%
Average			+56.8%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.43 £1.07	-34.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.59 £4.19	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$6.52 £4.89	-44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.55 £2.66	+1.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.01 £3.00	-17.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.03 £0.77	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.61 £0.46	-43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$1.00 £0.75	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.40 £1.05	+1.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.59 £0.44	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.72 £0.54	-31.9%
Average			-31.3%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.4% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.25 £5.43	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$89.70 £67.24	+32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$38,009.25 £28,492.68	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$15.86 £11.89	+9.2%
Average			+0.4%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Leicester
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	$1,008.92 £756.31	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$997.77 £747.95	-40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$226.07 £169.47	+27.3%
Average			+5.5%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of housing

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$1,036.63 £777.08	-0.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$33,594.88 £25,183.56	+51.0%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$5.71 £4.28	-11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$3.86 £2.90	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$20.16 £15.11	+53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$40.09 £30.05	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$14.78 £11.08	+15.0%
Average			-3.7%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Leicester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$90.37 £67.74	+22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$36.95 £27.70	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$124.28 £93.17	+35.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$104.14 £78.07	-27.1%
Average			+4.4%

Hong Kong vs. Leicester - Cost of clothing

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