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Belarus vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 58.7% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 35.2% less in Belarus
Groceries: pay 64.1% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 70.7% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 75.0% less in Belarus
Childcare: pay 68.7% less in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.8% less in Belarus
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Belarus

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Belarus.

Belarus vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belarus instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 35.2% less for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.88 BYN26.94	-0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$5.34 BYN18.23	-17.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$0.60 BYN2.04	-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.37 BYN1.27	-66.5%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 64.1% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.54 BYN1.86	-75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$3.03 BYN10.36	-75.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$2.53 BYN8.63	-78.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$1.28 BYN4.38	-63.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$1.61 BYN5.50	-66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.52 BYN1.77	-66.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.73 BYN2.49	-33.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.77 BYN2.64	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.83 BYN2.82	-40.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.23 BYN0.80	-78.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.27 BYN0.94	-74.1%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 70.7% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$2.93 BYN10.00	-75.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$12.40 BYN42.36	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$17,403.97 BYN59,467.36	-54.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$4.24 BYN14.48	-70.8%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 75.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$12.01 BYN41.03	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$298.15 BYN1,018.75	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$179.17 BYN612.19	-89.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$40.09 BYN136.98	-77.4%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 68.7% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$281.30 BYN961.16	-72.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$7,896.64 BYN26,981.92	-64.5%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 75.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$0.98 BYN3.36	-84.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$1.45 BYN4.94	-72.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$1.66 BYN5.68	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$29.82 BYN101.90	-62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$3.54 BYN12.10	-72.5%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$42.44 BYN145.02	-42.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$39.20 BYN133.93	-7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$98.42 BYN336.27	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$82.70 BYN282.59	-42.1%
Average			-21.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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