Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 31.6% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
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Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$4.17
CN¥30.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$5.57
CN¥40.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.50
CN¥3.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.31
CN¥2.26
|
|
pay 19.4% more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$1.43
CN¥10.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$7.31
CN¥53.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$7.17
CN¥52.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$1.74
CN¥12.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$1.53
CN¥11.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$0.92
CN¥6.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$0.71
CN¥5.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$0.89
CN¥6.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$0.58
CN¥4.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$0.37
CN¥2.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.47
CN¥3.44
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$4.36
CN¥31.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$33.40
CN¥243.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$20,872.18
CN¥152,291.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$4.59
CN¥33.50
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$13.28
CN¥96.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$929.88
CN¥6,784.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$492.44
CN¥3,593.06
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$42.04
CN¥306.74
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$763.49
CN¥5,570.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$22,913.01
CN¥167,182.52
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.11
CN¥8.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$3.60
CN¥26.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$3.48
CN¥25.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$65.46
CN¥477.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$8.35
CN¥60.92
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$62.65
CN¥457.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$34.69
CN¥253.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$83.45
CN¥608.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$107.64
CN¥785.36
|
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