Belmopan vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Belmopan	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$729	$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1880	$6771
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1851
🏘️ Family rent	$471	$3862
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$998	$4007
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	59 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	14	100
😀 Quality of life	34	88
🏙️ Population	19.5K	7.41M

The cost of living in Belmopan is 74% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6762nd and 379th ($729 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Belize and China, respectively. Check Belize vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Belmopan compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Belmopan ranked 3rd best city to live in Belize vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 7618th and 205th 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	$3.48	$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.5	$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$7.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$177	$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.7	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$200	$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$941	$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.98	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.4	$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.93	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.09	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.32	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6062	$22381

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Cities near Belmopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	San Ignacio	$1090
67 km or 42 mi	Belize City	$877
96 km or 59 mi	Caye Caulker	$1573
113 km or 71 mi	San Pedro Town	$1333
124 km or 77 mi	Flores	$859
148 km or 92 mi	Chetumal	$902
175 km or 109 mi	Puerto Cortes	$720
198 km or 123 mi	Choloma	$599
210 km or 130 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1038
221 km or 138 mi	La Lima	$870
229 km or 143 mi	Villanueva	$866
230 km or 143 mi	El Progreso	$883
260 km or 162 mi	Coban	$912
267 km or 166 mi	La Ceiba	$650
293 km or 182 mi	Yoro	$734
300 km or 186 mi	Balancan	$737
319 km or 198 mi	Jalapa	$904
332 km or 207 mi	Comayagua	$715
343 km or 213 mi	Campeche	$745
349 km or 217 mi	Guatemala City	$1005
352 km or 218 mi	Mixco	$639
357 km or 222 mi	Tulum	$1041
359 km or 223 mi	Ciudad del Carmen	$774
361 km or 224 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$900
372 km or 231 mi	Santa Ana	$709
374 km or 232 mi	Momostenango	$872
379 km or 235 mi	Panajachel	$791
386 km or 240 mi	Apopa	$1145
388 km or 241 mi	Ahuachapan	$1455
389 km or 242 mi	Tegucigalpa	$829
392 km or 243 mi	Soyapango	$1173
393 km or 244 mi	Mejicanos	$1161
397 km or 247 mi	San Salvador	$1192
398 km or 247 mi	Quetzaltenango	$777
402 km or 249 mi	Santa Tecla	$1202
402 km or 250 mi	Cozumel	$797
406 km or 252 mi	Sonsonate	$882
415 km or 258 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
416 km or 258 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$666
420 km or 261 mi	Mazatenango	$870

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623