Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Lebanon

Lebanon vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Lebanon is 32.6% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Lebanon
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in Lebanon
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Lebanon
Housing: pay 82.0% more in Lebanon
Childcare: pay 79.7% less in Lebanon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Lebanon
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Lebanon

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Lebanon are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Lebanon. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lebanon.

Lebanon vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lebanon instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Lebanon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.46	$7.00 LBP626,904	+67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.61	$7.64 LBP684,131	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.62	$1.59 LBP142,333	+220.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$1.13 LBP101,200	+265.5%
Average			+147.7%

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Beijing	Lebanon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.46	$0.62 LBP55,784	-56.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.31	$4.15 LBP372,037	-43.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.31	$5.55 LBP497,436	-22.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.68	$2.17 LBP193,894	+24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.17	$3.28 LBP293,635	+114.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.69	$0.57 LBP51,285	-37.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.19	$0.40 LBP36,048	-43.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.47	$0.31 LBP27,865	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.25	$0.44 LBP39,844	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.69	$0.32 LBP28,368	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.44	$0.39 LBP35,212	-16.5%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Lebanon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.81	$3.49 LBP312,615	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥243.65	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	+124.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,279.24	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,888,762	+25.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.50	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	+177.7%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Beijing	Lebanon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.91	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	+140.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,784.20	$494.12 LBP44,252,024	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,592.76	$254.69 LBP22,809,218	-48.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥306.72	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	+283.4%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 79.7% less for childcare

	Beijing	Lebanon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,570.30	$209.17 LBP18,732,479	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,168.77	$3,055.56 LBP273,648,427	-86.7%
Average			-79.7%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Lebanon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.12	$3.00 LBP268,673	+169.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.29	$1.90 LBP170,160	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.38	$2.00 LBP179,115	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥477.56	$39.42 LBP3,530,065	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.91	$6.75 LBP604,514	-19.2%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Beijing	Lebanon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥457.11	$56.56 LBP5,065,606	-9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.07	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥608.86	$93.23 LBP8,349,387	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥785.29	$92.86 LBP8,316,069	-13.7%
Average			+13.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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