Beijing vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$605
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
75
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
21.9M
2.42M

The cost of living in Beijing is 11% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4887th and 4447th ($1065 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Lebanon, respectively. Check China vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 583rd and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Beirut

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Beijing Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$4159

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850