Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

United Kingdom

Telford vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Telford is 26.3% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Telford
Groceries: pay 40.7% less in Telford
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Telford
Housing: pay 49.4% less in Telford
Childcare: pay 20.1% more in Telford
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Telford
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Telford

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

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Telford vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Telford
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.95	$19.82 £14.84	+139.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.96	$9.58 £7.17	+50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$2.75 £2.06	+111.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.58	$1.07 £0.80	-2.2%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 40.7% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Telford
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.57	$0.97 £0.73	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.15	$3.63 £2.72	-71.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.85	$6.10 £4.57	-44.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.18	$3.30 £2.47	-4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.04	$4.14 £3.10	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.68	$1.10 £0.82	-41.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.77	$0.80 £0.60	-35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.40	$1.14 £0.85	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.10	$1.20 £0.90	-33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.24	$0.82 £0.61	-42.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.90 £0.67	-37.8%
Average			-40.7%

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Telford
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.63	$7.19 £5.38	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.47	$148.00 £110.80	+65.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$40,234.45 £30,122.37	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.92	$38.82 £29.06	+169.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 49.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Telford
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.77	$35.68 £26.71	+65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,310.81	$852.33 £638.11	-61.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,253.20	$715.78 £535.88	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,494.67	$215.24 £161.14	+12.9%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 20.1% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Telford
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,190.94	$1,585.72 £1,187.19	+35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$23,785.86 £17,807.79	+6.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Telford
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.95	$5.81 £4.35	-23.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.53	$4.29 £3.22	-14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.92	$19.81 £14.83	+48.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$729.88	$46.25 £34.63	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.42	$17.18 £12.86	+25.4%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Telford
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.37	$52.86 £39.57	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.37	$25.10 £18.79	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.60	$99.11 £74.20	+23.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$939.92	$132.14 £98.93	+10.3%
Average			-10.3%

Hong Kong vs. Telford - Cost of clothing

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