Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 28.2% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£590,685
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£286,846
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,104
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,365
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£655,517
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,298,118
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,031
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,351
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£111,815
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,665
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,698
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,667
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,344
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,517
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£418,786
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,620,953
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,961,518,748
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,230,407
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 10.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,629,129
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,735,813
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,882,998
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,733,835
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,177,978
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£456,087,401
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£222,900
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£233,530
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£497,664
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,104,039
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£891,599
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Beijing
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,385,415
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,349,597
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,309,118
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,036,592
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
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