Cost of living comparison
London is 46.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in London instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
$25.22
£19.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
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pay 85.8% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
$252.24
£192.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
$25.33
£19.30
|
|
pay 41.0% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
|
pay 83.3% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
$8.20
£6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
$4.56
£3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
$58.95
£44.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
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pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
$123.32
£93.98
|
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