Cost of living comparison

Belize

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Placencia Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 53.6% more expensive than Placencia.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 5.1% less in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 76.3% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 80.6% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.9% more in Hong Kong

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Placencia. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong vs. Placencia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 BZD24.08	$7.91 HK$61.96	-34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 BZD24.08	$6.43 HK$50.38	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 BZD2.01	$1.39 HK$10.89	+38.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 BZD1.00	$1.11 HK$8.72	+122.5%
Average			+20.2%

Placencia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.1% less for groceries

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$3.31 BZD6.64	$2.19 HK$17.17	-33.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.88 BZD29.86	$12.44 HK$97.51	-16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.17 BZD26.43	$11.75 HK$92.08	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.50 BZD5.02	$3.52 HK$27.55	+40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	??	$4.85 HK$38.01
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.57 HK$12.27
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$1.09 HK$8.52
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$1.62 HK$12.71
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.39 HK$10.86
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.10 HK$8.62
Onions (1 lb)	??	$1.06 HK$8.30
Average			-5.1%

Placencia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.3% more for transportation

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.75 BZD13.54	$11.90 HK$93.25	+76.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$67.49 HK$528.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,564.70 HK$302K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.53 HK$113.85
Average			+76.3%

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pay 80.6% more for housing

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.00 BZD140.47	$22.19 HK$173.92	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,200.00 BZD2,408.00	$2,349.29 HK$18,413.13	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$700.00 BZD1,404.67	$1,688.04 HK$13,230.41	+141.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.97 BZD140.40	$177.52 HK$1,391.40	+153.7%
Average			+80.6%

Placencia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$1,038.61 HK$8,140.36
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$22,248.89 HK$174K

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pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 BZD4.98	$6.48 HK$50.81	+161.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 BZD8.03	$5.23 HK$40.99	+30.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$13.11 HK$102.77
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$79.18 HK$620.55
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$12.85 HK$100.75
Average			+95.9%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Placencia	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$74.06 HK$580.48
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$42.18 HK$330.57
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$91.97 HK$720.87
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$142.80 HK$1,119.20

Placencia vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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