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Hong Kong vs. Isle of Wight Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 15.3% more expensive than Isle of Wight.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 45.8% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 21.8% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Isle of Wight Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Isle of Wight, you would:

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.37 £13.09	$7.91 HK$61.93	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.35 £7.05	$6.43 HK$50.35	-31.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.03 £1.53	$1.39 HK$10.88	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 £1.44	$1.11 HK$8.71	-41.9%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 £0.75	$2.19 HK$17.16	+121.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.01 £3.78	$12.44 HK$97.45	+148.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 £4.14	$11.75 HK$92.03	+114.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.78 £2.85	$3.52 HK$27.54	-6.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 £2.88	$4.85 HK$37.99	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 £0.87	$1.57 HK$12.27	+36.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 £0.41	$1.09 HK$8.51	+99.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 £0.96	$1.62 HK$12.70	+27.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.91	$1.39 HK$10.85	+14.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 £0.14	$1.10 HK$8.61	+504.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 £0.32	$1.06 HK$8.30	+153.3%
Average			+112.7%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.09 £5.34	$11.90 HK$93.20	+67.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$138.98 £104.76	$67.49 HK$528.63	-51.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,491.34	$38,564.70 HK$302K	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.92 £32.35	$14.53 HK$113.78	-66.2%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 45.8% more for housing

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.10 £33.24	$22.19 HK$173.82	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,002.27 £755.47	$2,349.29 HK$18,401.89	+134.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$798.47 £601.86	$1,688.04 HK$13,222.34	+111.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$203.88 £153.68	$177.52 HK$1,390.55	-12.9%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 21.8% less for childcare

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,781.80 £1,343.06	$1,038.61 HK$8,135.39	-41.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,691.28 £17,103.87	$22,248.89 HK$174K	-1.9%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.68 £5.04	$6.48 HK$50.78	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.66 £3.51	$5.23 HK$40.97	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.05 £15.11	$13.11 HK$102.71	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.08 £27.20	$79.18 HK$620.18	+119.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.36 £10.07	$12.85 HK$100.69	-3.8%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Isle of Wight	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.73 £57.08	$74.06 HK$580.13	-2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.38 £36.46	$42.18 HK$330.37	-12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.14 £82.26	$91.97 HK$720.43	-15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.89 £73.03	$142.80 HK$1,118.51	+47.4%
Average			+4.2%

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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: April 2026

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