Hi Iris, The meanings are the same, although to me "clothing" sounds a little more formal and "clothes" sounds a little more casual. The usage is unusual though. We would never say "I like this clothes, but it is too expensive". Instead, it is more natural to say: I like this piece of clothing, but it is too expensive. OR I like these clothes, but they are too expensive. This is one of the rare times in English where we use a counter - "piece" of clothing or "pieces" of clothes. We usually use them in the plural: - I have too many clothes. - I have too much clothing. - I am going to wash the clothes. (more than one piece, otherwise, "I am going to wash this piece of clothes") For single items, we usually just say the specific name. For example: -I like this shirt, but it is too expensive. -I like this dress, but it is too expensive. -I like this necktie, but it is too expensive. After saying those three, you might say: "I like a lot of the clothes/clothing at this store, but it is too expensive! BTW, in case you were wondering "clothes" is pronounced exactly the same as "close". Hope this helps!

In the context of your example sentence you would want to say "I like THIS CLOTHING, but it is too expensive." You would use clothes if you were saying "I like THESE CLOTHES, but THEY ARE too expensive." Hopefully this makes sense!