Cost of living comparison
Bath is 12.6% more expensive than Hong Kong.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.9% more in Bath
- Groceries
-
pay 18.8% less in Bath
- Transportation
-
pay 13.6% more in Bath
- Housing
-
pay 15.2% more in Bath
- Childcare
-
pay 16.1% more in Bath
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 6.6% less in Bath
- Clothing
-
pay 13.2% less in Bath
The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, and transportation in Bath are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bath. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Bath.
If you lived in Bath instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.98
|
$19.37
£14.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.23
|
$9.69
£7.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.46
|
$2.36
£1.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$1.62
£1.25
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.66
|
$1.58
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.55
|
$4.99
£3.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.59
|
$6.30
£4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.93
|
$4.91
£3.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.42
|
$4.35
£3.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.42
£1.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.50
|
$1.75
£1.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$1.98
£1.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.64
£0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.66
£0.51
|
|
pay 13.6% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.79
|
$7.08
£5.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.81
|
$104.61
£80.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,801.24
|
$36,531.14
£28,225.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.91
|
$17.77
£13.73
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.62
|
$40.36
£31.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,969.86
|
$1,478.60
£1,142.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,995.53
|
$1,248.49
£964.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.34
|
$236.72
£182.90
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,792.93
|
$1,614.42
£1,247.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,376.83
|
$15,498.45
£11,974.85
|
|
pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.98
|
$6.46
£4.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.22
|
$4.28
£3.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.96
|
$18.40
£14.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$662.81
|
$52.95
£40.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.96
|
$12.92
£9.98
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Bath
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.76
|
$74.91
£57.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.48
|
$34.44
£26.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.63
|
$85.88
£66.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.59
|
$94.60
£73.09
|
|
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