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Hong Kong vs. Milton Keynes Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 4.5% more expensive than Milton Keynes.

Restaurants: pay 29.9% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 55.1% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 1.5% less in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 23.2% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 8.0% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Milton Keynes Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Milton Keynes, you would:

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pay 29.9% less for restaurants

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £15.02	$7.91 HK$61.55	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$6.43 HK$50.04	-39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 £1.30	$1.39 HK$10.81	-20.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 £0.83	$1.11 HK$8.66	+0.6%
Average			-29.9%

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.1% more for groceries

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 £1.06	$2.19 HK$17.06	+55.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 £3.05	$12.44 HK$96.85	+205.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.31 £3.98	$11.75 HK$91.46	+121.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.61 £2.70	$3.52 HK$27.37	-2.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 £2.76	$4.85 HK$37.76	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 £1.06	$1.57 HK$12.19	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 £0.51	$1.09 HK$8.46	+60.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 £0.99	$1.62 HK$12.63	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 £0.97	$1.39 HK$10.79	+7.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 £0.59	$1.10 HK$8.56	+40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.52	$1.06 HK$8.25	+53.7%
Average			+55.1%

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.18 £5.38	$11.90 HK$92.63	+65.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.11 £54.06	$67.49 HK$525.39	-6.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	+2.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.69 £12.51	$14.53 HK$113.08	-13.0%
Average			+12.1%

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.5% less for housing

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.50 £27.36	$22.19 HK$172.75	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.10 £1,264.69	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	+39.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,352.13 £1,013.59	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	+24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.75 £192.46	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	-30.9%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 23.2% less for childcare

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,891.86 £1,418.19	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	-45.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,515.39 £16,878.10	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	-1.2%
Average			-23.2%

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong - Cost of childcare

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pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.50	$6.48 HK$50.47	+7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.62 £3.46	$5.23 HK$40.71	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.43 £15.32	$13.11 HK$102.08	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.72 £27.53	$79.18 HK$616.37	+115.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$23.37 £17.52	$12.85 HK$100.07	-45.0%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 8.0% more for clothing

	Milton Keynes	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$115.18 £86.34	$74.06 HK$576.57	-35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.06 £30.03	$42.18 HK$328.34	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.13 £60.06	$91.97 HK$716.01	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.82 £72.58	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	+47.5%
Average			+8.0%

Milton Keynes vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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