Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Portugal Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 66.3% more expensive than Portugal overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 75.8% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 72.7% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Portugal. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Portugal Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Portugal, you would:

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pay 33.6% less for restaurants

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.01 €11.58	$8.28 HK$65.00	-36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.54 €8.49	$6.37 HK$50.00	-33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.30 HK$10.24	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 €1.28	$1.09 HK$8.59	-24.2%
Average			-33.6%

Portugal vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.8% more for groceries

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.39	$2.37 HK$18.59	+52.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 €5.03	$12.52 HK$98.23	+121.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 €3.64	$11.07 HK$86.91	+170.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$3.47 HK$27.20	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 €3.04	$3.96 HK$31.06	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$1.87 HK$14.70	+83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$1.25 HK$9.78	+92.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$2.09 HK$16.41	+152.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$1.80 HK$14.11	+64.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.70	$1.43 HK$11.25	+82.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.77	$1.44 HK$11.31	+66.3%
Average			+75.8%

Portugal vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 72.7% more for transportation

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.95 €7.08	$15.51 HK$121.73	+95.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.81 €33.65	$89.19 HK$700.01	+135.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,409.36 €29,735.53	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+33.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.87 €11.46	$14.40 HK$113.00	+11.8%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.38 €35.05	$21.52 HK$168.90	-45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.54 €856.70	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	+129.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$770.06 €685.38	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	+119.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.27 €83.91	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	+102.2%
Average			+105.8%

Portugal vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$491.62 €437.56	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	+138.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,398.72 €9,255.23	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+114.4%
Average			+126.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.77 €2.46	$7.65 HK$60.00	+176.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$5.04 HK$39.56	+145.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.15 €5.47	$13.38 HK$105.00	+117.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.95 €39.11	$93.07 HK$730.44	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 €7.34	$13.70 HK$107.50	+66.1%
Average			+117.1%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Portugal	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.47 €71.62	$67.63 HK$530.78	-16.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.54 €33.41	$41.11 HK$322.62	+9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.61 €77.08	$80.54 HK$632.08	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.16 €93.60	$119.85 HK$940.64	+14.0%
Average			-0.6%

Portugal vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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