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Rio De Janeiro vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 42.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% less in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 46.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 55.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 45.8% less in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.1% less in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Rio De Janeiro

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, childcare, and clothing are lower in Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 6.2% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.46 R$40.55	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$6.52 R$35.49	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.36 R$7.41	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.91 R$4.93	-18.5%
Average			-6.2%

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pay 46.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.81 R$9.83	-17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$4.37 R$23.75	-64.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.34 R$23.60	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.06 R$11.23	-41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.80 R$9.81	-62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$1.11 R$6.04	-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.74 R$4.04	-31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.72 R$3.91	-55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.70 R$3.79	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.60 R$3.28	-45.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.53 R$2.88	-50.1%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$4.27 R$23.25	-64.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$40.48 R$220.21	-40.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$20,595.53 R$112,027.31	-46.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$7.10 R$38.63	-51.1%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 55.8% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$19.70 R$107.13	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$496.63 R$2,701.35	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$344.11 R$1,871.76	-79.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$82.68 R$449.72	-53.4%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 45.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$544.48 R$2,961.65	-47.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$12,471.41 R$67,836.96	-43.9%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 65.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.86 R$10.14	-71.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$2.07 R$11.26	-60.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.05 R$11.15	-84.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$28.14 R$153.04	-64.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$7.08 R$38.53	-44.9%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$46.68 R$253.93	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$43.02 R$234.01	+2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$78.54 R$427.21	-14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$63.36 R$344.66	-55.6%
Average			-26.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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