Cost of living comparison
Swindon is 0.8% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Swindon instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 47.0% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
$1.55
£1.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$1.18
£0.93
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.64
£1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
$3.98
£3.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
$6.04
£4.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
$4.15
£3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
$3.23
£2.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
$1.28
£1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.76
£0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
$2.00
£1.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$1.79
£1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
$0.87
£0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.71
£0.56
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
$7.24
£5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
$75.67
£59.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
$18.94
£14.91
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
$40.67
£32.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
$1,107.77
£871.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
$1,020.53
£803.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
$457.35
£359.98
|
|
pay 27.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
$1,135.10
£893.42
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
$5,114.23
£4,025.37
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
$6.31
£4.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
$3.79
£2.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$18.41
£14.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
$35.56
£27.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
$15.44
£12.16
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Swindon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
$53.60
£42.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
$36.26
£28.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
$80.72
£63.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
$96.69
£76.11
|
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