Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Scarborough Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 16.6% more expensive than Scarborough.

Restaurants: pay 26.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 64.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 4.2% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 56.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 38.0% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.9% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Hong Kong

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

Hong Kong vs. Scarborough Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.0% less for restaurants

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.36 £10.72	$7.91 HK$61.95	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.36 £8.48	$6.43 HK$50.37	-43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 £1.55	$1.39 HK$10.89	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 £0.71	$1.11 HK$8.72	+17.1%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 64.8% more for groceries

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.67 £1.24	$2.19 HK$17.17	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 £3.62	$12.44 HK$97.49	+156.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 £4.15	$11.75 HK$92.06	+111.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 £2.71	$3.52 HK$27.55	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.18	$4.85 HK$38.01	+13.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 £1.00	$1.57 HK$12.27	+17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.48	$1.09 HK$8.52	+67.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 £0.48	$1.62 HK$12.71	+150.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 £0.73	$1.39 HK$10.86	+42.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 £0.48	$1.10 HK$8.62	+70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.51	$1.06 HK$8.30	+54.3%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.22 £5.38	$11.90 HK$93.23	+64.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 £69.03	$67.49 HK$528.84	-27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,874.41 £26,771.92	$38,564.70 HK$302K	+7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.32 £15.17	$14.53 HK$113.83	-28.5%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 56.7% more for housing

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.41 £24.93	$22.19 HK$173.88	-33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$868.63 £648.23	$2,349.29 HK$18,409.13	+170.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$835.22 £623.30	$1,688.04 HK$13,227.54	+102.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$202.00 £150.75	$177.52 HK$1,391.09	-12.1%
Average			+56.7%

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pay 38.0% less for childcare

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,675.79 £1,250.59	$1,038.61 HK$8,138.59	-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$174K
Average			-38.0%

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pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 £4.29	$6.48 HK$50.80	+12.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.57 £3.41	$5.23 HK$40.98	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.31 £8.44	$13.11 HK$102.75	+15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.41 £24.93	$79.18 HK$620.42	+137.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.77 £8.04	$12.85 HK$100.73	+19.3%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Scarborough	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.31 £50.23	$74.06 HK$580.36	+10.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.90 £26.79	$42.18 HK$330.50	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.71 £80.38	$91.97 HK$720.72	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.00 £73.13	$142.80 HK$1,118.95	+45.7%
Average			+14.7%

Scarborough vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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