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Stockton-on-tees vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Stockton-on-tees is 3.9% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 70.8% more in Stockton-on-tees
Groceries: pay 33.4% less in Stockton-on-tees
Transportation: pay 5.9% less in Stockton-on-tees
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Stockton-on-tees
Childcare: pay 15.7% more in Stockton-on-tees
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% less in Stockton-on-tees
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Stockton-on-tees

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

Stockton-on-tees vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Stockton-on-tees instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 70.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.84	$20.03 £14.94	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.28	$9.35 £6.97	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.87	$2.00 £1.49	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.70	$1.56 £1.16	+40.4%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 33.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.14	$1.07 £0.80	-51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.32	$5.45 £4.07	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.90	$6.14 £4.58	-47.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.50	$3.82 £2.85	+8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.94	$3.77 £2.81	-22.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.25	$1.03 £0.77	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.50	$0.91 £0.68	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.69	$1.00 £0.75	-38.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.84	$0.85 £0.63	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.60	$0.79 £0.59	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.29	$0.61 £0.45	-42.8%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 5.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.07	$7.14 £5.33	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$527.89	$46.74 £34.86	-30.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$31,516.21 £23,507.28	-18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.62	$24.00 £17.90	+65.2%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.57	$40.06 £29.88	+80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,376.13	$597.61 £445.74	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,203.83	$500.79 £373.53	-70.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,388.60	$225.70 £168.35	+27.1%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 15.7% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,124.00	$1,366.48 £1,019.23	+31.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$22,192.75 £16,553.11	-0.3%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 1.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.71	$6.68 £4.98	+3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.91	$4.67 £3.48	-10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.56	$17.29 £12.90	+31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$619.31	$60.09 £44.82	-24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.55	$12.02 £8.96	-6.5%
Average			-1.3%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Stockton-on-tees
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$579.32	$79.01 £58.93	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$329.90	$44.73 £33.37	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$719.43	$85.80 £64.00	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,116.95	$81.24 £60.59	-43.1%
Average			-9.2%

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