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Castelo Branco vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Castelo Branco is 29.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% more in Castelo Branco
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Castelo Branco
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Castelo Branco
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Castelo Branco
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Castelo Branco
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.2% less in Castelo Branco
Clothing: pay 30.2% less in Castelo Branco

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and clothing are lower in Castelo Branco.

Castelo Branco vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Castelo Branco instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 30.7% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$11.68 €10.03	+47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.93 €8.53	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.46 €1.25	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.28 €1.10	+15.5%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.34 €1.15	-38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.72 €4.05	-62.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.10 €3.52	-65.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.47 €2.98	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$2.24 €1.93	-53.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.95 €0.82	-39.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.58 €0.50	-46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.82 €0.71	-49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.11 €0.95	-20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.77 €0.66	-30.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.70 €0.60	-33.8%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.35 €6.32	-38.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$23.36 €20.06	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$35,922.69 €30,850.80	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$8.88 €7.62	-38.9%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$39.69 €34.08	+78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$525.60 €451.39	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$379.60 €326.00	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$71.05 €61.02	-60.0%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$628.37 €539.65	-39.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$16,617.31 €14,271.13	-25.3%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.17 €1.00	-82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.32 €1.14	-74.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$6.19 €5.32	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$42.83 €36.78	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.01 €6.02	-45.5%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Castelo Branco
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$62.29 €53.50	-15.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$42.18 €36.23
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$73.97 €63.53	-19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$64.24 €55.17	-55.0%
Average			-30.2%

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