Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

United Kingdom

United Kingdom vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 15.0% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 35.2% less in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 28.0% less in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 18.3% more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in United Kingdom

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

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United Kingdom vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$21.32 £15.99	+157.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$10.25 £7.69	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$2.54 £1.91	+94.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.79 £1.35	+63.9%
Average			+103.0%

Hong Kong vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.2% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$1.67 £1.26	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$4.62 £3.47	-63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$6.01 £4.51	-45.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$3.96 £2.97	+14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$3.93 £2.95	-0.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$1.32 £0.99	-29.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$0.73 £0.54	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.21 £0.90	-42.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.51 £1.13	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.76 £0.57	-46.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.72 £0.54	-50.1%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$7.59 £5.69	-51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$99.20 £74.43	+11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$37,629.43 £28,233.36	-15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$23.43 £17.58	+62.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 28.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$41.42 £31.08	+92.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$1,299.59 £975.08	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$1,069.01 £802.08	-36.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$239.96 £180.04	+25.9%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 18.3% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$1,589.10 £1,192.30	+35.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$23,025.39 £17,275.95	+3.3%
Average			+18.3%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$6.50 £4.88	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$4.66 £3.50	-7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$22.34 £16.76	+67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$49.72 £37.30	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$14.11 £10.58	+3.0%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$85.37 £64.05	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$44.93 £33.71	+9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$95.35 £71.54	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$98.21 £73.68	-18.1%
Average			+7.6%

Hong Kong vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

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