Beirut vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4007
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.41M

The cost of living in Beirut is 58% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4691st and 379th ($1165 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 4996th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$22381

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$948
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$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
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$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623