There is no expensive equipment to buy as with food service, and no inventory to purchase as with retail, so start up costs for a house cleaning business are very low.

没有昂贵的设备，购买服务，也没有库存，采购与零售，因此，开始打扫业务成本非常低。

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Even though the currency is weaker, the service and food costs in the economy, which is where Brazilians live, are higher than average inflation, and much higher than tradable inflation, which is around 3.21 percent.

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