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Viana do Castelo vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 26.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Viana do Castelo

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

Viana do Castelo vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$9.34 €8.02	+18.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$9.34 €8.02	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.90 €1.63	+36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.31 €1.13	+18.1%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.02 €0.88	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.85	$5.20 €4.46	-58.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$3.87 €3.32	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.90 €2.49	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.71 €3.18	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.94 €0.80	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.64 €0.55	-41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.77 €0.66	-52.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.05 €0.90	-24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.61 €0.53	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.80 €0.69	-24.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$7.39 €6.35	-37.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.39	$58.40 €50.15	-13.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,222.36	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	-12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.08	$14.79 €12.70	+1.8%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$36.11 €31.01	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,288.97	$738.75 €634.45	-68.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.20	$607.35 €521.60	-64.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.01	$66.64 €57.23	-62.5%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.47	$467.20 €401.23	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,205.35	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	-49.6%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$1.61 €1.38	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.71	$1.58 €1.35	-69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$6.10 €5.24	-53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.37	$57.23 €49.15	-27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.07	$8.47 €7.27	-34.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.57	$74.46 €63.95	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$34.75 €29.84	-17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.01	$75.92 €65.20	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.65	$87.60 €75.23	-38.7%
Average			-18.3%

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