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Nova Friburgo vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 59.4% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 59.8% less in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 64.3% less in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 74.2% less in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 88.0% less in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.5% less in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 17.8% less in Nova Friburgo

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$3.91 R$20.87	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$6.06 R$32.31	-5.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.84 R$4.47	-39.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.51 R$2.73	-53.9%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.57 R$8.37	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$4.35 R$23.20	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.34 R$17.81	-71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.90 R$10.14	-45.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.45 R$7.76	-70.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.68 R$3.61	-56.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.53 R$2.82	-51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.42 R$2.25	-73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.54 R$2.89	-61.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.36 R$1.92	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.35 R$1.88	-66.8%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 64.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.13 R$22.01	-65.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$14,438.94 R$77,033.90	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$5.07 R$27.04	-65.1%
Average			-64.3%

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pay 74.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$16.63 R$88.73	-25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$149.07 R$795.31	-93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$93.17 R$497.07	-94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$29.06 R$155.03	-83.6%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 88.0% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$134.78 R$719.09	-87.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$2,459.66 R$13,122.64	-88.9%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 74.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$0.93 R$4.97	-85.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$1.61 R$8.62	-69.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$1.49 R$7.95	-88.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$20.50 R$109.36	-74.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$5.78 R$30.82	-55.1%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 17.8% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$59.01 R$314.81	-20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$65.22 R$347.95	+54.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$60.56 R$323.10	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$40.99 R$218.71	-71.3%
Average			-17.8%

Hong Kong vs. Nova Friburgo - Cost of clothing

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