Hong Kong vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2737
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6793
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$1830
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$3856
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$232
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3804
$2923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
88
92
🏙️ Population
7.41M
548K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 32% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 427th and 1662nd ($2737 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 248th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Manchester

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Hong Kong Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.82
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.49
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$5.3
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2169
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1533
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4708
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3331
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.02%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26276
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16290
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.4
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.26
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.3
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.1
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.2
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1052
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22706
$19551

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Hong KongManchester

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$916
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$653
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1588
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$461
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$656
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$601
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$804
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$774
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$936
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$812
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$764
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$794
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$793
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$823
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$877
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$569
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$451
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$655
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$803
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$755
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$756
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$761
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$758
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$761
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$724
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$771
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$649
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$664
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$688
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$650
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$702
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$823
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$522
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681