Belmopan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Belmopan	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1007	$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2319	$6205
🏠 One person rent	$444	$1790
🏘️ Family rent	$734	$3191
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.3	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$441	$1245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	35	83
🏙️ Population	20.8K	7.41M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 63% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 5508th and 532nd ($1007 vs $2718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Belmopan compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 8370th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belmopan vs Hong Kong

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	Belmopan	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.49	$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.48	$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$7.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$715	$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.6	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.4%	3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$201	$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$998	$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.99	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.1	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.4	$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.66	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.95	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.28	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$64.4	$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$680	$22102

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$936
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$1122
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$661
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$801
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$780
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$931
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$627
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$729
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$852
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$1009
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$739
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$834
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$665
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1207
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$910
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$695
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$911
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$842
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1238
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1273
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1362
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$1040
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$883
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1153
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$912

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598