Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 65.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 22.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,879
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,426
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,286
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,578
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,842
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,765
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,412
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,839
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,041
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,871
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,784
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,792
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,448
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,605
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,633
|
$10.64
HK$83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$63.70
HK$498.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,485,131
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,895
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,640,512
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,876,825
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,955,557
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,769,695
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,247,089
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,009,655
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,351
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,002
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,670
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,112,338
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 15.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Hong Kong
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,400,349
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,360,414
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,329,964
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,060,931
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
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