Photos: Belfast by Nico Kaiser, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Hong Kong by LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Belfast or Hong Kong?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose Hong Kong for
- shopping
- food and drink
- getting around
What lies behind each score is written up on Hong Kong’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belfast and Hong Kong.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices with your weighting.
Wins on shopping and food and drink with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Belfast in July
Hong Kong in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belfast: 1991-2020 normals, Belfast / Aldergrove Airport (19.4 km from centre). Hong Kong: 1991-2020 normals, King's Park (4.4 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Belfast | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | English | Standard Chinese |
| Currency | Pound Sterling (GBP) | Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) |
| Sockets | G230 V, 50 Hz | G220 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left | Left |
| Time zone | UTC, UTC+1 in summer | UTC+8 |
| Emergency number | 112 or 999 | 999 |
| Elevation | 3 m | 7 m |
| Main airport | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)4 km from centre25 non-stop destinations | Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)25 km from centre148 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 10 days | 17 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Belfast | Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 345,006 | 7,413,070 |
| People per km² | 3,000 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 8 | 39 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | None | 8 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Belfast or Hong Kong somewhere new.