Hong Kong vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$641
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
100
62
😀 Quality of life
88
67
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.99M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 284% more expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 379th and 6834th ($2753 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Belarus, respectively. Check China vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.9 months in Minsk. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 205th and 3775th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Minsk

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Hong Kong Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.31
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
14.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$1217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$15.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$10290

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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

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$563
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$516
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$437
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1341
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$467
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$950
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$298
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$437
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$899
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$871
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$390
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$856
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1191
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$469
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$886
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$902
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$817
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1061
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1002
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$461
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$946
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$527
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1057
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$999
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$422
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$916
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1111
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$418
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$487
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$856
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$931
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1169
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1042
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$529
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1118
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1377
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$893
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$795