Cost of living comparison
China is 5.2% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in China instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 58.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
|
pay 55.6% less for housing
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
|
pay 33.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
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