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Hong Kong vs. Jersey Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 14.5% cheaper than Jersey overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.1% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 1.6% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 20.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 9.9% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 32.5% less in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Jersey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.1% less for restaurants

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.25	$7.91 HK$61.55	-80.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.07	$6.43 HK$50.04	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.39	$1.39 HK$10.81	-56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.92	$1.11 HK$8.66	-56.2%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 1.6% more for groceries

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.76	$2.19 HK$17.06	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.25	$12.44 HK$96.86	+188.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.20	$11.75 HK$91.46	+43.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.32	$3.52 HK$27.37	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.98	$4.85 HK$37.76	-8.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.47	$1.57 HK$12.19	-19.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.09 HK$8.46	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.44	$1.62 HK$12.63	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.43	$1.39 HK$10.79	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.33	$1.10 HK$8.56	-37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.30	$1.06 HK$8.25	-38.4%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 20.2% more for transportation

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.11	$11.90 HK$92.63	+47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.42	$67.49 HK$525.40	+1.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+75.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £19.02	$14.53 HK$113.09	-42.3%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £56.31	$22.19 HK$172.75	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	+16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £138.82	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-3.4%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 9.9% less for childcare

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-51.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	+31.5%
Average			-9.9%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.05	$6.48 HK$50.47	-19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.69	$5.23 HK$40.72	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.55	$13.11 HK$102.08	-14.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.69	$79.18 HK$616.38	+15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.63	$12.85 HK$100.08	-37.9%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 32.5% less for clothing

	Jersey	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.68	$74.06 HK$576.58	-30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £54.12	$42.18 HK$328.34	-41.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £94.55	$91.97 HK$716.02	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £158.00	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	-31.7%
Average			-32.5%

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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: December 2025

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