Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 85.3% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£908,255
|
$7.64
HK$59.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£678,427
|
$5.73
HK$44.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,474
|
$1.23
HK$9.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,818
|
$1.11
HK$8.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,409
|
$2.29
HK$17.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£499,236
|
$12.63
HK$98.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,104,113
|
$11.66
HK$91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,179
|
$3.47
HK$27.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£235,738
|
$4.48
HK$35.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,367
|
$2.03
HK$15.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,289
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,408
|
$1.75
HK$13.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,717
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,759
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,123
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£327,550
|
$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) |
$22,250.00
L£1,987,820,190
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,393.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,509,850
|
$13.12
HK$102.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,207,088
|
$23.34
HK$182.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,628,327
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,921.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,185,202
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,754.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,781,023
|
$157.03
HK$1,229.81
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,663,325
|
$771.50
HK$6,041.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,191,936
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,710.40
|
|
pay 84.6% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,518
|
$6.37
HK$49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£260,843
|
$5.02
HK$39.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,348
|
$8.28
HK$64.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,764,978
|
$79.37
HK$621.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£804,062
|
$12.74
HK$99.77
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,758,723
|
$80.90
HK$633.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,802,038
|
$39.86
HK$312.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,883,688
|
$88.35
HK$691.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,521,168
|
$129.40
HK$1,013.40
|
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