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Beirut vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 59.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Beirut
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Beirut
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 61.2% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Beirut

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

Beirut vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$10.82 LBP966K	+157.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.05	$8.00 LBP714K	+63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.33	$1.76 LBP157K	+265.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.13	$0.76 LBP68,099	+148.4%
Average			+158.7%

Beijing vs. Beirut - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.84	$0.75 LBP66,830	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.82	$5.06 LBP452K	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.09	$6.20 LBP554K	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.33	$3.05 LBP273K	+71.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.63	$4.28 LBP383K	+179.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.82	$0.92 LBP81,729	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.34	$0.66 LBP59,246	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.55	$0.60 LBP53,811	-24.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.18	$0.51 LBP45,140	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.42	$0.42 LBP37,168	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.86	$0.55 LBP49,191	+33.5%
Average			+13.5%

Beijing vs. Beirut - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.22	$3.51 LBP313K	-16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥218.89	$72.50 LBP6M	+129.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+92.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.10	$19.00 LBP2M	+310.7%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.73	$37.92 LBP3M	+193.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,489.54	$842.31 LBP75M	-9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,500.05	$372.22 LBP33M	-26.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥272.46	$139.38 LBP12M	+255.0%
Average			+103.0%

Beijing vs. Beirut - Cost of housing

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pay 61.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,931.96	$362.50 LBP32M	-49.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥161K	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-73.4%
Average			-61.2%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.78	$4.00 LBP357K	+256.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.14	$3.28 LBP293K	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.18	$2.55 LBP228K	-39.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥401.32	$66.33 LBP6M	+14.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.37	$10.00 LBP893K	+18.9%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Beijing	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥432.29	$59.38 LBP5M	-4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥252.39	$50.00 LBP4M	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥567.19	$120.56 LBP11M	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥732.27	$102.86 LBP9M	-2.5%
Average			+19.4%

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