Beirut vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$6205
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1790
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3191
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.41M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4577th and 532nd ($1261 vs $2718) 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 5475th and 548th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$6.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$7.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$3648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$238
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$26310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$16253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$3.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$25.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1018
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$22102

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$1028
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$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
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$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598