Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$8.84
HK$68.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$5.77
HK$44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$1.33
HK$10.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$14.28
HK$111.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$12.15
HK$94.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$4.01
HK$31.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$4.49
HK$35.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.68
HK$13.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$1.75
HK$13.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$1.21
HK$9.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$11.66
HK$90.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$64.07
HK$499.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$33,292.33
HK$259,768.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$13.71
HK$106.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$22.03
HK$171.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,136.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,612.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$196.11
HK$1,530.21
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$929.71
HK$7,254.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,829.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$7.69
HK$59.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$5.31
HK$41.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$86.33
HK$673.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$12.81
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$76.24
HK$594.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$41.17
HK$321.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$91.44
HK$713.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$135.10
HK$1,054.17
|
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