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Hong Kong vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 21.7% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 14.3% less in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 32.6% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 23.3% less in Hong Kong

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	London	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$7.91 HK$61.55	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$6.43 HK$50.04	-41.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$1.39 HK$10.81	-55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$1.11 HK$8.66	-42.3%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	London	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$2.19 HK$17.06	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$12.44 HK$96.86	+124.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$11.75 HK$91.46	+78.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$3.52 HK$27.37	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$4.85 HK$37.76	+22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.57 HK$12.19	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.09 HK$8.46	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.62 HK$12.63	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.39 HK$10.79	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.10 HK$8.56	+45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.06 HK$8.25	+27.3%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 14.3% less for transportation

	London	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$11.90 HK$92.63	+67.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$67.49 HK$525.40	-71.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	+2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$14.53 HK$113.09	-54.3%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 32.6% less for housing

	London	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$22.19 HK$172.75	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	-27.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	-30.6%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	London	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	-58.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	-22.0%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$6.48 HK$50.47	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$5.23 HK$40.72	+0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$13.11 HK$102.08	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$79.18 HK$616.38	+21.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$12.85 HK$100.08	-35.9%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 23.3% less for clothing

	London	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$74.06 HK$576.58	-36.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$42.18 HK$328.34	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$91.97 HK$716.02	-27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	-11.2%
Average			-23.3%

London vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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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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