Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 67.3% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 50.1% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 12.4% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Beijing

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

Beijing vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP625,768	$4.17 CN¥30.26	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,891	$5.57 CN¥40.35	-27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,075	$0.50 CN¥3.60	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,017	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-72.6%
Average			-52.2%

Lebanon vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,683	$1.43 CN¥10.40	+130.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP371,363	$7.31 CN¥52.97	+75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP496,535	$7.17 CN¥51.98	+29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,543	$1.74 CN¥12.60	-19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,103	$1.53 CN¥11.10	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,193	$0.92 CN¥6.65	+60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP35,982	$0.71 CN¥5.16	+76.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,815	$0.89 CN¥6.43	+185.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,772	$0.58 CN¥4.22	+31.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,317	$0.37 CN¥2.67	+16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,148	$0.47 CN¥3.41	+19.8%
Average			+50.1%

Lebanon vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,049	$4.36 CN¥31.61	+24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,655	$33.40 CN¥242.09	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,346,629,363	$20,872.18 CN¥151,307.64	-20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,791	$4.59 CN¥33.29	-64.0%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 12.4% more for housing

	Lebanon	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,479	$13.28 CN¥96.30	-58.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,171,847	$929.88 CN¥6,740.92	+88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,767,892	$492.44 CN¥3,569.84	+93.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,020	$42.04 CN¥304.76	-73.9%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Lebanon	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,698,539	$763.49 CN¥5,534.76	+265.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,152,624	$22,913.01 CN¥166,102.17	+649.9%
Average			+457.4%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,186	$1.11 CN¥8.07	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP169,851	$3.60 CN¥26.12	+89.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,791	$3.48 CN¥25.22	+73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,523,669	$65.46 CN¥474.51	+66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP603,419	$8.35 CN¥60.52	+23.7%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,056,428	$62.65 CN¥454.20	+10.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,163	$34.69 CN¥251.45	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,334,259	$83.45 CN¥604.97	-10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,301,002	$107.64 CN¥780.28	+15.9%
Average			-5.9%

Lebanon vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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