Cost of living comparison

Portugal

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Viana do Castelo Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 85.8% more expensive than Viana do Castelo.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 95.5% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 55.4% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 12.8% more in Hong Kong

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Viana do Castelo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Viana do Castelo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% less for restaurants

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.96 €8.00	$8.28 HK$64.98	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €8.00	$6.37 HK$49.99	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.82 €1.62	$1.30 HK$10.23	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.09 HK$8.59	-13.1%
Average			-18.3%

Viana do Castelo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.5% more for groceries

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$2.37 HK$18.58	+142.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.55 €5.85	$12.52 HK$98.20	+91.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 €3.31	$11.07 HK$86.89	+198.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.63	$3.47 HK$27.19	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.55 €3.17	$3.96 HK$31.05	+11.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.79	$1.87 HK$14.69	+112.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 €0.55	$1.25 HK$9.78	+103.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$2.09 HK$16.41	+182.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 €0.89	$1.80 HK$14.11	+79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$1.43 HK$11.25	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.44 HK$11.31	+87.1%
Average			+95.5%

Viana do Castelo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.4% more for transportation

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 €6.97	$15.51 HK$121.69	+98.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €49.99	$89.19 HK$699.80	+59.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,056.27 €29,515.85	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.28 €13.65	$14.40 HK$112.97	-5.8%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.59 €36.24	$21.52 HK$168.85	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$825.80 €737.36	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+167.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$708.23 €632.38	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+138.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.66 €57.73	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	+194.8%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €399.92	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+161.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,382.49 €5,698.91	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+249.3%
Average			+202.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.54 €1.37	$7.65 HK$59.98	+396.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.51 €1.35	$5.04 HK$39.55	+233.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.85 €5.22	$13.38 HK$104.97	+128.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.87 €48.99	$93.07 HK$730.22	+69.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 €8.00	$13.70 HK$107.47	+52.9%
Average			+141.7%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Viana do Castelo	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.77 €67.65	$67.63 HK$530.62	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 €31.99	$41.11 HK$322.53	+14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.78 €64.99	$80.54 HK$631.90	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.98 €74.99	$119.85 HK$940.36	+42.7%
Average			+12.8%

Viana do Castelo vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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