Cost of living comparison

Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom

compared to

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 34.8% more expensive than Kingston Upon Hull.

Restaurants: pay 32.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 24.1% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 73.5% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 20.3% less in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 27.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Kingston Upon Hull. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Kingston Upon Hull Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Kingston Upon Hull, you would:

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pay 32.3% less for restaurants

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.08 £13.97	$7.72 HK$59.98	-57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 £6.99	$6.33 HK$49.23	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 £1.48	$1.35 HK$10.46	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 £0.96	$1.09 HK$8.48	-12.3%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 £0.98	$2.40 HK$18.66	+89.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 £2.21	$13.58 HK$105.55	+374.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 £5.09	$12.17 HK$94.59	+84.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 £2.74	$3.59 HK$27.93	+1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.59 £2.77	$4.30 HK$33.42	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 £0.67	$1.62 HK$12.57	+87.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 £0.51	$1.19 HK$9.22	+80.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 £0.92	$1.61 HK$12.50	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 £0.65	$1.51 HK$11.73	+80.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 £0.32	$1.16 HK$9.04	+178.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 £0.37	$1.14 HK$8.89	+141.7%
Average			+106.6%

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pay 24.1% more for transportation

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 £5.41	$11.42 HK$88.79	+63.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.81 £52.39	$64.30 HK$499.81	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,063.36 £25,546.34	$34,067.68 HK$264,801.24	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.72 £8.28	$14.53 HK$112.91	+35.5%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 73.5% more for housing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.13 £34.09	$21.69 HK$168.62	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$768.46 £593.75	$2,183.24 HK$16,969.86	+184.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$613.48 £474.00	$1,543.27 HK$11,995.53	+151.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.32 £132.37	$187.23 HK$1,455.34	+9.3%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 20.3% less for childcare

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,340.62 £1,035.82	$1,002.59 HK$7,792.93	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,759.00 £19,902.64	$21,790.97 HK$169,376.83	-15.4%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.17 £3.99	$7.72 HK$59.98	+49.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 £2.86	$5.30 HK$41.22	+43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.82 £12.22	$13.12 HK$101.96	-17.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.66 £23.69	$85.27 HK$662.81	+178.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.75 £5.99	$12.86 HK$99.96	+66.0%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 27.8% more for clothing

	Kingston Upon Hull	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.96 £48.65	$72.66 HK$564.76	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.52 £27.44	$40.59 HK$315.48	+14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.64 £61.54	$92.45 HK$718.63	+16.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.10 £66.53	$142.24 HK$1,105.59	+65.2%
Average			+27.8%

Kingston Upon Hull vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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