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Lebanon vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 34.3% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 58.0% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Lebanon
Housing: pay 27.4% less in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% less in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 9.1% less in Lebanon

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$7.66 LBP684,169	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.00 LBP714,522	+24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.63 LBP145,385	+17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$0.76 LBP68,103	-31.5%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 58.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$0.60 LBP53,699	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$3.95 LBP352,609	-68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$5.56 LBP496,610	-52.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$2.33 LBP208,328	-33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$3.54 LBP316,225	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.68 LBP61,124	-56.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.46 LBP40,766	-58.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.41 LBP36,360	-74.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$0.46 LBP41,477	-66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.33 LBP29,389	-70.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.45 LBP40,127	-57.6%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$3.44 LBP306,966	-71.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	+7.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	+10.1%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 27.4% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	-83.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	-21.5%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	-81.6%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$4.00 LBP357,261	-38.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$2.89 LBP258,327	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$2.52 LBP225,521	-80.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$8.25 LBP736,851	-35.8%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 9.1% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	-27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	-37.7%
Average			-9.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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