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Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Milton Keynes is 14.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% more in Milton Keynes
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Milton Keynes
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Milton Keynes
Housing: pay 15.2% more in Milton Keynes
Childcare: pay 41.7% more in Milton Keynes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.0% more in Milton Keynes
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Milton Keynes

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

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Milton Keynes instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 61.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
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	$10.68 £8.01	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.74 £1.30	+25.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.11 £0.83	-0.6%
Average			+61.0%

Hong Kong vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
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	$5.31 £3.98	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.61 £2.70	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.68 £2.76	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.42 £1.06	-9.3%
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	$1.29 £0.97	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.78 £0.59	-28.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.69 £0.52	-34.9%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.18 £5.38	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$72.11 £54.06	+6.9%
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	$16.69 £12.51	+14.9%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 15.2% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
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	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	-19.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$256.75 £192.46	+44.6%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 41.7% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	+82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	+1.2%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$6.01 £4.50	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$4.62 £3.46	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$20.43 £15.32	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$36.72 £27.53	-53.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$23.37 £17.52	+81.8%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Milton Keynes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$115.18 £86.34	+55.5%
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			+1.3%

Hong Kong vs. Milton Keynes - Cost of clothing

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