Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 52.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
$6.62
L£591,813
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
$3.22
L£287,394
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$1.01
L£90,276
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
$1.18
L£105,567
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
$7.35
L£656,770
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
$25.78
L£2,302,509
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
$2.11
L£188,391
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
$2.71
L£241,812
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$1.25
L£112,028
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.14
L£101,859
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
$0.48
L£42,780
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
$0.69
L£61,785
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.58
L£51,442
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
$0.49
L£43,601
|
|
pay 45.7% more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
$4.70
L£419,586
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
$22,000.00
L£1,965,266,920
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
$13.80
L£1,232,758
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
$63.14
L£5,639,885
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
$782.14
L£69,869,067
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
$402.46
L£35,951,566
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
$198.90
L£17,767,722
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
$383.33
L£34,243,287
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
$5,115.38
L£456,958,917
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
$2.50
L£223,326
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
$2.62
L£233,976
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
$5.58
L£498,615
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
$46.03
L£4,111,881
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
$10.00
L£893,303
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
$82.83
L£7,399,528
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
$60.00
L£5,359,819
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
$115.62
L£10,328,818
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
$135.00
L£12,059,592
|
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