Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 54.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 64.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 47.9% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 63.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 75.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 30.6% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.72 HK$60.06	$5.23 R$30.09	-32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 HK$49.30	$5.92 R$34.11	-6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 HK$10.48	$0.99 R$5.72	-26.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.49	$0.55 R$3.18	-49.4%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 64.9% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 HK$18.69	$1.08 R$6.21	-55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.58 HK$105.70	$3.34 R$19.25	-75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.17 HK$94.73	$3.00 R$17.28	-75.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 HK$27.97	$1.64 R$9.43	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 HK$33.47	$1.34 R$7.73	-68.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.59	$0.84 R$4.86	-47.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 HK$9.24	$0.38 R$2.16	-68.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.61 HK$12.52	$0.39 R$2.24	-75.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HK$11.75	$0.54 R$3.08	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 HK$9.05	$0.42 R$2.41	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14 HK$8.90	$0.41 R$2.36	-64.2%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 47.9% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.42 HK$88.92	$3.73 R$21.46	-67.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.30 HK$500.53	$52.25 R$300.95	-18.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,067.68 HK$265,181.09	$16,373.17 R$94,296.37	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.07	$6.75 R$38.87	-53.5%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 63.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.69 HK$168.86	$19.47 R$112.15	-10.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,183.24 HK$16,994.20	$289.14 R$1,665.23	-86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,543.27 HK$12,012.73	$207.28 R$1,193.75	-86.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.23 HK$1,457.43	$54.12 R$311.68	-71.1%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 75.4% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,002.59 HK$7,804.11	$263.95 R$1,520.16	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,790.97 HK$169,619.80	$4,993.24 R$28,757.05	-77.1%
Average			-75.4%

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pay 72.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.72 HK$60.06	$2.04 R$11.77	-73.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.30 HK$41.28	$1.65 R$9.53	-68.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.12 HK$102.11	$1.83 R$10.53	-86.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.27 HK$663.76	$20.47 R$117.87	-76.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.86 HK$100.11	$5.57 R$32.10	-56.7%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 30.6% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.66 HK$565.57	$41.42 R$238.55	-43.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 HK$315.93	$39.42 R$227.05	-2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.45 HK$719.66	$73.90 R$425.62	-20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 HK$1,107.17	$62.27 R$358.63	-56.2%
Average			-30.6%

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