Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 19.5% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 28.9% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Lebanon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
|
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