Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 42.5% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 9.5% less for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
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