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Moji Das Cruzes vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Moji Das Cruzes is 47.2% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Groceries: pay 47.6% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Transportation: pay 36.1% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Housing: pay 60.6% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Childcare: pay 76.1% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% less in Moji Das Cruzes
Clothing: pay 36.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Moji Das Cruzes.

Moji Das Cruzes vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moji Das Cruzes instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 7.0% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.45 R$40.54	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$7.45 R$40.54	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.16 R$6.33	-16.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.86 R$4.70	-22.3%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 47.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.63 R$8.87	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$3.96 R$21.53	-68.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.56 R$19.37	-69.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.38 R$12.94	-32.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.99 R$10.82	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.99 R$5.39	-36.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.61 R$3.33	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.69 R$3.75	-57.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.77 R$4.18	-44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.61 R$3.31	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.62 R$3.37	-41.5%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 36.1% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.13 R$22.49	-65.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$79.19 R$430.77	+17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$6.70 R$36.45	-53.9%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 60.6% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$22.83 R$124.21	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$372.68 R$2,027.13	-84.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$273.30 R$1,486.56	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$40.38 R$219.66	-77.3%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 76.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$236.03 R$1,283.85	-77.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	-74.9%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.05 R$11.15	-68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.21 R$6.59	-76.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.33 R$12.67	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$28.42 R$154.57	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.45 R$40.54	-42.0%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 36.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Moji Das Cruzes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$37.27 R$202.71	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$31.06 R$168.93	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$78.22 R$425.49	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$65.22 R$354.75	-54.3%
Average			-36.3%

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