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Welwyn Garden City vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 9.5% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 54.6% more in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 10.4% less in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 3.9% less in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 41.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.3% more in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Welwyn Garden City

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

Welwyn Garden City vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 54.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$18.03 £13.48	+128.0%
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	$1.11 £0.83	-0.6%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.41 £1.05	-35.7%
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	$3.68 £2.76	-24.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.33 £1.00	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.55 £0.41	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.31 £0.98	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.06 £0.79	-23.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.73 £0.54	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.63 £0.47	-40.2%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 10.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.18 £5.37	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$16.69 £12.48	+14.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 3.9% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$36.50 £27.30	+64.5%
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	$1,118.42 £836.39	-33.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$161.69 £120.92	-8.9%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 41.7% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+1.2%
Average			+41.7%

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pay 22.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$6.01 £4.49	-7.3%
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	$20.43 £15.28	+55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$73.45 £54.93	-7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$23.37 £17.48	+81.8%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$115.18 £86.14	+55.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$40.06 £29.96	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$80.13 £59.92	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$60.09 £44.94	-57.9%
Average			-5.1%

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