Cost of living comparison
China is 26.4% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in China instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 58.9% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 31.5% more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
|
pay 34.7% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
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