Beirut vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
62
82
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.41M

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4463rd and 621st ($1353 vs $2674) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 5682nd and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hong Kong

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Beirut Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$22890

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$1106
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$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608