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Porto Alegre vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 43.6% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 49.4% less in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 40.9% less in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 61.2% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 67.7% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Porto Alegre

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Porto Alegre.

Porto Alegre vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$6.56 R$35.57	-17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$6.56 R$35.57	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.21 R$6.58	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.85 R$4.60	-23.8%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 49.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$1.50 R$8.13	-31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$5.51 R$29.88	-55.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$3.37 R$18.27	-71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$2.27 R$12.31	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$2.11 R$11.46	-56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$0.97 R$5.25	-38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.63 R$3.40	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.63 R$3.42	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$0.70 R$3.82	-49.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.54 R$2.92	-50.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.51 R$2.77	-51.8%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 40.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.23 R$22.94	-64.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$67.51 R$365.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$10.69 R$57.93	-26.4%
Average			-40.9%

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pay 61.2% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$21.48 R$116.40	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$293.03 R$1,588.02	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$48.69 R$263.90	-72.6%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 67.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$320.69 R$1,737.93	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-66.3%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 64.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$2.25 R$12.20	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$2.00 R$10.86	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$2.06 R$11.18	-84.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$28.69 R$155.47	-63.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$6.56 R$35.57	-48.9%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$50.01 R$271.02	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$64.03 R$347.01	+51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$92.04 R$498.79	+0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$66.68 R$361.36	-53.3%
Average			-8.5%

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