Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 31.6% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 56.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 19.4% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 31.2% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 17.3% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 4.1 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.7% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP895,577	$4.17 CN¥30.46	-58.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,131	$5.57 CN¥40.61	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,333	$0.50 CN¥3.62	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,200	$0.31 CN¥2.26	-72.6%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 19.4% more for groceries

	Beirut	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,901	$1.43 CN¥10.46	+56.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,328	$7.31 CN¥53.31	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,155	$7.17 CN¥52.31	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,302	$1.74 CN¥12.68	-36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,533	$1.53 CN¥11.17	-60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,948	$0.92 CN¥6.69	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,753	$0.71 CN¥5.19	+28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,773	$0.89 CN¥6.47	+116.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,774	$0.58 CN¥4.25	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,071	$0.37 CN¥2.69	-5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,279	$0.47 CN¥3.44	+7.4%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 31.2% less for transportation

	Beirut	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,618	$4.36 CN¥31.81	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	$33.40 CN¥243.65	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,730,014	$20,872.18 CN¥152,279.24	-30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	$4.59 CN¥33.50	-64.0%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 17.3% less for housing

	Beirut	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	$13.28 CN¥96.91	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,114,631	$929.88 CN¥6,784.20	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,184,787	$492.44 CN¥3,592.76	+37.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	$42.04 CN¥306.72	-73.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

	Beirut	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,374,672	$763.49 CN¥5,570.30	+169.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,181,520	$22,913.01 CN¥167,168.77	+457.3%
Average			+313.4%

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pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,673	$1.11 CN¥8.12	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,761	$3.60 CN¥26.29	+28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,115	$3.48 CN¥25.38	+73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,313,755	$65.46 CN¥477.56	+10.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP626,904	$8.35 CN¥60.91	+19.3%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Beirut	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,996,693	$62.65 CN¥457.11	-19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	$34.69 CN¥253.07	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,235,634	$83.45 CN¥608.86	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,915,313	$107.64 CN¥785.29	-2.8%
Average			-20.4%

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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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