Cost of living comparison
Lebanon is 75.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Lebanon instead of China, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.09
|
$10.17
L£908,154
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.98
|
$7.59
L£678,352
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$2.26
L£201,452
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.74
L£65,810
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.68
L£60,402
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.03
|
$5.59
L£499,181
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.63
|
$12.36
L£1,103,990
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$2.31
L£206,156
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.99
|
$2.64
L£235,712
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.91
L£81,358
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$0.56
L£50,283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.54
L£48,403
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.62
L£55,711
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.53
L£47,754
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.45
L£40,119
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.57
|
$3.67
L£327,513
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.93
|
$63.04
L£5,631,694
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,758.29
|
$22,250.00
L£1,987,599,499
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.98
|
$16.90
L£1,509,682
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.31
|
$58.28
L£5,206,510
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,902.19
|
$712.20
L£63,621,263
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.05
|
$371.45
L£33,181,518
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.95
|
$131.87
L£11,779,715
|
|
pay 51.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,303.95
|
$320.83
L£28,660,143
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,432.37
|
$4,591.35
L£410,146,396
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.62
L£234,492
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.21
|
$2.92
L£260,814
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.59
|
$3.40
L£303,314
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.90
|
$64.53
L£5,764,338
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.98
|
$9.00
L£803,973
|
|
pay 51.8% more for clothing
|
China
|
Lebanon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.97
|
$64.46
L£5,758,083
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.10
|
$53.75
L£4,801,504
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.94
|
$121.82
L£10,882,479
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.15
|
$128.96
L£11,519,888
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