Cost of living comparison
China is 15.5% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in China instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
L£591,879
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
L£287,426
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
L£90,286
|
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Beirut
|
China
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
L£105,578
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
L£656,842
|
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
L£2,302,765
|
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
L£188,412
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
L£241,839
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
L£112,041
|
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
L£101,871
|
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
L£42,784
|
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
L£61,792
|
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
L£51,448
|
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
L£43,605
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
L£419,633
|
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,632,319
|
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
L£1,965,485,131
|
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
L£1,232,895
|
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Beirut
|
China
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
L£5,640,512
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
L£69,876,825
|
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
L£35,955,557
|
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
L£17,769,695
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Beirut
|
China
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
L£34,247,089
|
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
L£457,009,655
|
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
China
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
L£223,351
|
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
L£234,002
|
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
L£498,670
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
L£4,112,338
|
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
L£893,402
|
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
|
pay 39.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
China
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
L£7,400,349
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
L£5,360,414
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
L£10,329,964
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
L£12,060,931
|
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
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