Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 28.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.71
|
$8.00
LBP717,863
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.81
|
$7.00
LBP628,130
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
$1.51
LBP135,823
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
$0.98
LBP87,739
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.83
|
$0.78
LBP70,228
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$110.92
|
$5.14
LBP460,957
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.38
|
$6.42
LBP576,143
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.14
|
$2.17
LBP194,330
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$34.87
|
$3.32
LBP297,499
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
$0.61
LBP54,439
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
$0.57
LBP51,162
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.62
|
$0.37
LBP33,554
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
$0.44
LBP39,544
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.42
|
$0.33
LBP29,441
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
$0.40
LBP36,123
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.59
|
$3.53
LBP317,031
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$497.87
|
$65.22
LBP5,852,147
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$258,693.06
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,243,322,884
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.54
|
$13.50
LBP1,211,394
|
|
pay 4.4% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.22
|
$50.62
LBP4,542,729
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,061.02
|
$771.88
LBP69,262,594
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,559.89
|
$369.23
LBP33,132,153
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.88
|
$189.49
LBP17,003,068
|
|
pay 72.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,224.16
|
$325.00
LBP29,163,197
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,130.58
|
$4,150.00
LBP372,391,599
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.74
|
$3.00
LBP269,199
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.27
|
$2.48
LBP222,749
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$2.29
LBP205,488
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$670.78
|
$60.83
LBP5,458,752
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.57
|
$7.00
LBP628,130
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$592.43
|
$83.69
LBP7,509,523
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$319.94
|
$54.29
LBP4,871,215
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$710.54
|
$107.86
LBP9,678,336
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,049.81
|
$117.86
LBP10,575,665
|
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