Hong Kong vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$3266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
91
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
7.41M
548K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 20% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 532nd and 1330th ($2718 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 548th and 107th 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
$8.11
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$20873

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804