Cost of living comparison

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Northampton vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Northampton is 9.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% more in Northampton
Groceries: pay 31.8% less in Northampton
Transportation: pay 10.6% more in Northampton
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Northampton
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Northampton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Northampton
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Northampton

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

Northampton vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$20.03 £14.98	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.68 £7.99	+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	$1.60 £1.20	+44.1%
Average			+72.2%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.41 £1.06	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.07 £3.05	-67.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.31 £3.97	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.61 £2.70	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.36 £2.51	-30.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$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$12.62	$1.31 £0.98	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.15 £0.86	-16.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.59 £0.44	-46.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.69 £0.52	-34.9%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 10.6% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.08 £5.30	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$114.85 £85.89	+70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$37,772.71 £28,247.61	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$16.69 £12.48	+14.9%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$35.26 £26.37	+58.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,046.09 £782.30	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$968.19 £724.04	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$256.75 £192.00	+44.6%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,736.06 £1,298.28	+67.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+1.2%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$5.34 £3.99	-17.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.62 £3.46	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$19.50 £14.58	+48.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$35.06 £26.22	-55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$12.02 £8.99	-6.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Northampton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$73.45 £54.93	-0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$53.42 £39.95	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$69.00 £51.60	-25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$89.03 £66.58	-37.7%
Average			-9.2%

Hong Kong vs. Northampton - Cost of clothing

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