Brasilia vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brasilia Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$2663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2550
$6085
🏠 One person rent
$443
$1742
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$3071
🍽️ Food expenses
$295
$540
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$891
$923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
3M
7.41M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 64% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5856th and 640th ($958 vs $2663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Hong Kong. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5032nd and 676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Hong Kong

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Brasilia Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.07
$7.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$60.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$6.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$2008
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$314
$1474
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$3693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$2621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2461
$27719
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1684
$17176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.4
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.39
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.5
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.38
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.09
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$81.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.19
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.4
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.9
$65.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$710
$1128
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17564
$22758

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65 km or 41 mi Formosa
$763
129 km or 80 mi Anapolis
$575
142 km or 89 mi Goianesia
$725
176 km or 110 mi Goiania
$800
192 km or 119 mi Paracatu
$704
196 km or 122 mi Trindade
$693
231 km or 143 mi Caldas Novas
$712
264 km or 164 mi Catalao
$703
319 km or 198 mi Araguari
$680
325 km or 202 mi Itumbiara
$625
343 km or 213 mi Patos de Minas
$669
350 km or 217 mi Uberlandia
$728
379 km or 235 mi Januaria
$639
391 km or 243 mi Ituiutaba
$651
393 km or 244 mi Rio Verde
$639
434 km or 270 mi Araxa
$590
440 km or 273 mi Uberaba
$626
442 km or 274 mi Montes Claros
$622
468 km or 291 mi Barra do Garcas
$690
469 km or 291 mi Jatai
$653
470 km or 292 mi Gurupi
$676
489 km or 304 mi Janauba
$623
493 km or 306 mi Curvelo
$659
511 km or 318 mi Barreiras
$640
530 km or 329 mi Franca
$597
535 km or 332 mi Barretos
$645
557 km or 346 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
558 km or 347 mi Fernandopolis
$693
560 km or 348 mi Votuporanga
$691
561 km or 349 mi Sete Lagoas
$475
564 km or 350 mi Passos
$618
568 km or 353 mi Batatais
$665
575 km or 357 mi Guanambi
$616
577 km or 358 mi Bebedouro
$672
578 km or 359 mi Divinopolis
$638
581 km or 361 mi Formiga
$669
581 km or 361 mi Sao Jose do Rio Preto
$764
585 km or 363 mi Mirassol
$715
591 km or 367 mi Itauna
$636
594 km or 369 mi Sertaozinho
$686

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$995
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$678
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1734
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$548
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$694
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$638
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$873
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$785
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$954
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$627
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$858
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$777
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$801
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$908
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$600
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$793
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$474
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$682
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$828
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$766
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$797
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$802
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$778
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$758
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$739
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$751
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$705
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$702
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$729
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$711
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$714
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$892
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$528
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$620