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Plymouth vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Plymouth is 25.3% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 89.1% more in Plymouth
Groceries: pay 23.1% less in Plymouth
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Plymouth
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Plymouth
Childcare: pay 46.6% more in Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Plymouth
Clothing: pay 2.9% less in Plymouth

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

Plymouth vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$22.70 £16.97	+187.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.02	$10.68 £7.99	+66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.31 £1.73	+66.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.52 £1.14	+36.6%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 23.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.62 £1.21	-26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.17 £3.87	-58.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.79 £4.33	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$4.65 £3.47	+32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$4.06 £3.03	-16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.05 £0.78	-32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.58 £0.43	-46.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.82 £1.36	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.82 £1.36	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.55 £0.41	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.55 £0.41	-48.5%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.59	$7.15 £5.34	-39.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.16	$132.21 £98.82	+95.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,093.17	$37,772.71 £28,234.95	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.04	$19.95 £14.92	+37.4%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$61.10 £45.67	+175.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,281.10	$1,335.43 £998.23	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.54	$1,046.09 £781.95	-38.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.42	$268.92 £201.02	+51.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 46.6% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.99	$2,670.87 £1,996.46	+157.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,130.82	$8,012.60 £5,989.38	-64.0%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$6.68 £4.99	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.81 £3.59	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$24.04 £17.97	+83.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.10	$50.08 £37.43	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$12.69 £9.48	-1.3%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 2.9% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.32	$79.59 £59.49	+7.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.20	$51.41 £38.43	+21.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.70	$93.48 £69.88	+1.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.17	$81.80 £61.14	-42.7%
Average			-2.9%

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