Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 20.2% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
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pay 6.4% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 39.9% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 10.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
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pay 21.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Hong Kong
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
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