Hong Kong vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	95
😀 Quality of life	88	62
🏙️ Population	7.41M	6.21M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 199% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 427th and 5954th ($2737 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 248th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Hong Kong	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562