Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 8.1% more expensive than Hong Kong.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 74.5% more for restaurants
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Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$18.70
£14.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$9.25
£7.33
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$2.23
£1.77
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
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pay 31.7% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$1.53
£1.21
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$5.92
£4.69
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$3.77
£2.98
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$3.70
£2.93
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$1.23
£0.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$1.42
£1.12
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
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pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.82
|
$7.07
£5.60
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.96
|
$98.23
£77.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,881.30
|
$34,832.80
£27,593.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$17.15
£13.59
|
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pay 6.8% more for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$39.40
£31.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.99
|
$1,243.58
£985.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,999.15
|
$1,020.84
£808.68
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.78
|
$229.21
£181.57
|
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pay 17.4% more for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.28
|
$1,497.56
£1,186.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,428.04
|
$18,629.32
£14,757.65
|
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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.00
|
$5.63
£4.46
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$4.12
£3.27
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$17.47
£13.84
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.01
|
$45.31
£35.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$12.89
£10.22
|
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pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.93
|
$78.43
£62.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.58
|
$40.13
£31.79
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.85
|
$90.36
£71.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.92
|
$96.72
£76.62
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