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 6.4% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
|
pay 64.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
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