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Tamworth vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tamworth is 13.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 76.2% more in Tamworth
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Tamworth
Transportation: pay 8.6% less in Tamworth
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Tamworth
Childcare: pay 7.9% less in Tamworth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Tamworth
Clothing: pay 9.4% more in Tamworth

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

Tamworth vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.2% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$20.03 £15.10	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$9.35 £7.05	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$2.23 £1.68	+60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.62 £1.22	+45.9%
Average			+76.2%

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.42 £1.07	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$5.55 £4.19	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$6.48 £4.88	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$3.53 £2.66	+0.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$3.76 £2.83	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$1.02 £0.77	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.61 £0.46	-44.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$0.99 £0.75	-39.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.39 £1.05	+0.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$0.58 £0.44	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.72 £0.54	-32.3%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 8.6% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$7.23 £5.45	-39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$302K	$37,772.71 £28,471.71	-2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.78	$16.79 £12.66	+15.6%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$42.47 £32.01	+91.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$224.67 £169.35	+26.6%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 7.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	$1,030.17 £776.51	-0.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$18,918.63 £14,260.18	-15.0%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$6.01 £4.53	-7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$4.51 £3.40	-13.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$20.03 £15.10	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$37.84 £28.52	-52.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$14.69 £11.07	+14.3%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 9.4% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Tamworth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$93.48 £70.46	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$46.74 £35.23	+10.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$117.96 £88.92	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$103.50 £78.01	-27.5%
Average			+9.4%

Hong Kong vs. Tamworth - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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