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Wolverhampton vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Wolverhampton is 9.7% more expensive than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 77.4% more in Wolverhampton
Groceries: pay 22.3% less in Wolverhampton
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Wolverhampton
Housing: pay 10.2% less in Wolverhampton
Childcare: pay 18.9% more in Wolverhampton
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Wolverhampton
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Wolverhampton

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

Wolverhampton vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$20.03 £14.98	+153.4%
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	$2.28 £1.70	+64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.40 £1.05	+26.1%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 22.3% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.62 £1.21	-26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$4.84 £3.62	-61.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$6.82 £5.10	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.61 £2.70	+2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.76 £2.81	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.33 £1.00	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.88 £0.66	-19.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$1.58 £1.18	-2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.32 £0.99	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.79 £0.59	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.78 £0.58	-26.2%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$7.18 £5.37	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$80.13 £59.92	+18.7%
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	$15.72 £11.76	+8.2%
Average			-3.7%

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pay 10.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$38.73 £28.96	+74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$1,034.96 £773.98	-55.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$868.03 £649.14	-48.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$158.29 £118.37	-10.8%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 18.9% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$1,586.36 £1,186.33	+52.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$18,918.63 £14,147.94	-15.0%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
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	$4.38 £3.27	-16.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$17.36 £12.98	+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$31.72 £23.72	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$16.03 £11.98	+24.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Wolverhampton
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$97.58 £72.97	+31.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$62.32 £46.60	+47.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$97.93 £73.24	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$93.48 £69.91	-34.5%
Average			+12.9%

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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: December 2025

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