Cost of living comparison

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Wigan vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Wigan is 2.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 60.7% more in Wigan
Groceries: pay 30.3% less in Wigan
Transportation: pay 10.0% more in Wigan
Housing: pay 0.9% more in Wigan
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Wigan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Wigan
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Wigan

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

Wigan vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.93	$16.03 £12.08	+102.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.35	$10.68 £8.05	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.88	$2.14 £1.61	+53.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.71	$1.34 £1.01	+20.1%
Average			+60.7%

Hong Kong vs. Wigan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.16	$1.42 £1.07	-35.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$97.45	$2.67 £2.01	-78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$92.03	$5.48 £4.13	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.54	$3.42 £2.58	-2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.99	$2.57 £1.94	-46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.27	$0.68 £0.51	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.51	$0.78 £0.59	-27.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.70	$1.62 £1.22	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.85	$1.70 £1.28	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.61	$0.76 £0.58	-30.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.30	$0.81 £0.61	-24.0%
Average			-30.3%

Hong Kong vs. Wigan - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.0% more for transportation

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$93.20	$7.14 £5.38	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$528.63	$116.12 £87.53	+72.1%
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	??
Average			+10.0%

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pay 0.9% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$173.82	$38.06 £28.69	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	$1,001.57 £754.95	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	$767.87 £578.80	-54.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	$255.69 £192.73	+44.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$174K	$13,354.33 £10,066.01	-40.0%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.78	$4.01 £3.02	-38.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.97	$3.77 £2.84	-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.71	$18.03 £13.59	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$620.18	$58.76 £44.29	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.69	$18.70 £14.09	+45.4%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Wigan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$580.13	$109.06 £82.21	+47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$330.37	$57.09 £43.03	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$720.43	$103.50 £78.01	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	$120.19 £90.59	-15.8%
Average			+19.8%

Hong Kong vs. Wigan - Cost of clothing

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