Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 32.8% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 41.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.74
|
$7.64
HK$59.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.69
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 87.1% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.18
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.53
|
$12.63
HK$98.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.06
|
$11.66
HK$91.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.33
|
$3.47
HK$27.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.49
|
$4.48
HK$35.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.07
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 34.1% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.50
|
$10.64
HK$83.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.54
|
$63.70
HK$498.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,728.60
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,165.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.62
|
$13.12
HK$102.67
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.09
|
$23.34
HK$182.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£865.24
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,905.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£720.80
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,743.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.05
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.73
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£665.36
|
$771.50
HK$6,036.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,046.45
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,580.25
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$6.37
HK$49.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.87
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
$8.28
HK$64.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.06
|
$79.37
HK$621.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.89
|
$12.74
HK$99.68
|
|
pay 72.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£38.94
|
$80.90
HK$633.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£27.99
|
$39.86
HK$311.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.06
|
$88.35
HK$691.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.06
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.50
|
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