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Tunbridge Wells vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Tunbridge Wells is 21.2% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 88.0% more in Tunbridge Wells
Groceries: pay 29.2% less in Tunbridge Wells
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Tunbridge Wells
Housing: pay 13.9% more in Tunbridge Wells
Childcare: pay 43.7% more in Tunbridge Wells
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Tunbridge Wells
Clothing: pay 1.6% less in Tunbridge Wells

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

Tunbridge Wells vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tunbridge Wells instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 88.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$26.71 £19.97	+237.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$10.02 £7.49	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.00 £1.50	+44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.27 £0.95	+14.1%
Average			+88.0%

Hong Kong vs. Tunbridge Wells - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.67 £1.25	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.65 £4.22	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.49 £4.10	-53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.77 £2.82	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.82 £2.85	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.21 £0.91	-22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.47 £0.35	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.27 £0.95	-21.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.48 £1.10	+6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.65 £0.49	-40.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.63 £0.47	-40.5%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.08 £5.30	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$133.54 £99.87	+97.9%
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	$26.33 £19.69	+81.2%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 13.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$45.91 £34.33	+106.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$1,201.89 £898.81	-28.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$203.74 £152.36	+14.8%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 43.7% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,780.58 £1,331.57	+71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$25,818.36 £19,307.77	+16.0%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$7.34 £5.49	+13.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.45 £3.33	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$20.03 £14.98	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$33.39 £24.97	-57.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$13.35 £9.99	+3.9%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 1.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Tunbridge Wells
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$75.67 £56.59	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$48.34 £36.15	+14.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$100.16 £74.90	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$96.82 £72.40	-32.2%
Average			-1.6%

Hong Kong vs. Tunbridge Wells - Cost of clothing

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