Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 17.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 55.2% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 70.2% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 86.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥29.92	$4.00 LBP358,400	-4.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥39.90	$7.64 LBP684,454	+37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$1.59 LBP142,400	+220.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.22	$1.13 LBP101,248	+265.5%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Beijing	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.28	$0.33 LBP29,680	-76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥52.38	$2.83 LBP253,867	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥51.40	$4.92 LBP440,925	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.46	$1.61 LBP144,555	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.97	$2.72 LBP243,852	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.58	$0.45 LBP40,642	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.10	$0.25 LBP22,353	-64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.36	$0.21 LBP18,966	-76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.18	$0.42 LBP37,932	-27.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.64	$0.24 LBP21,676	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.38	$0.35 LBP31,159	-26.2%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 55.2% more for transportation

	Beijing	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.26	$3.49 LBP312,760	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥239.40	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥149,623.26	$22,500.00 LBP2,016,000,000	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥32.92	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	+177.7%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 70.2% more for housing

	Beijing	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥95.22	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+140.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,665.88	$250.00 LBP22,400,000	-73.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,530.10	$150.00 LBP13,440,000	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥301.37	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+283.4%
Average			+70.2%

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pay 86.8% less for childcare

	Beijing	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,473.15	$135.00 LBP12,096,000	-82.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥164,253.09	$2,000.00 LBP179,200,000	-91.3%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥7.98	$3.00 LBP268,800	+169.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥25.83	$1.00 LBP89,600	-72.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥24.94	$2.00 LBP179,200	-42.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥469.23	$19.50 LBP1,747,200	-70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥59.85	$6.50 LBP582,400	-22.1%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Beijing	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥449.14	$35.00 LBP3,136,000	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥248.65	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥598.24	$83.33 LBP7,466,667	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥771.60	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	-30.3%
Average			-1.9%

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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: July 2025

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