Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 60.6% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 79.3% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 49.9% more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 89.8% more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Hong Kong

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Hong Kong are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Hong Kong. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 LBP1M	$8.28 HK$64.98	-31.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 LBP894K	$6.37 HK$49.99	-36.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 LBP208K	$1.30 HK$10.23	-44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP77,996	$1.09 HK$8.59	+25.5%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 79.3% more for groceries

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 LBP78,506	$2.37 HK$18.58	+169.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP495K	$12.52 HK$98.20	+126.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.42 LBP663K	$11.07 HK$86.89	+49.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.57 LBP319K	$3.47 HK$27.19	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.81 LBP430K	$3.96 HK$31.05	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.87 HK$14.69	+34.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,143	$1.25 HK$9.78	+63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,845	$2.09 HK$16.41	+179.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP60,842	$1.80 HK$14.11	+164.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP50,093	$1.43 HK$11.25	+155.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,739	$1.44 HK$11.31	+102.2%
Average			+79.3%

Beirut vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.9% more for transportation

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP361K	$15.51 HK$121.69	+283.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$89.19 HK$699.80	+15.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$44,597.12 HK$350K	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.00 LBP2M	$14.40 HK$112.97	-37.4%
Average			+49.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.98 LBP3M	$21.52 HK$168.85	-43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$943.80 LBP84M	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+133.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$496.60 LBP44M	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+240.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	+7.4%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 89.8% more for childcare

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+71.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,643.75 LBP952M	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+109.5%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP447K	$7.65 HK$59.98	+52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.54 LBP406K	$5.04 HK$39.55	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP268K	$13.38 HK$104.97	+346.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$85.00 LBP8M	$93.07 HK$730.22	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP894K	$13.70 HK$107.47	+37.0%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Beirut	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$67.63 HK$530.62
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$41.11 HK$322.53	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$80.54 HK$631.90	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$119.85 HK$940.36	-0.1%
Average			-16.6%

Beirut vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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