cost
Cost of Living Index
Beirut105.8 / 0
Beijing91.5 / 100
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
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Winner
Beirut wins on 13 of 22 metrics compared to Beijing.
Top trade-offs
Beirut leads safety, rent, and salary; Beijing leads cost, housing, and jobs.
cost
Beirut
105.8
city
Beijing
91.5
city
safety
Beirut
79.6
city
Beijing
60.7
city
housing
Beirut
$2,001
city
Beijing
$3,003
city
housing
Beirut
14.4x
city
Beijing
8.1x
city
jobs
Beirut
$4,169/mo
city
Beijing
$2,921/mo
city
jobs
Beirut
14.0%
city
Beijing
8.2%
city
health
Beirut
57.5
city
Beijing
65.1
city
health
Beirut
75.5 years
city
Beijing
78.3 years
city
environment
Beirut
19.0 ug/m3
city
Beijing
28.7 ug/m3
city
environment
Beirut
70.3
city
Beijing
77.4
city
infrastructure
Beirut
181 Mbps
city
Beijing
140 Mbps
city
demographics
Beirut
1.8%
city
Beijing
-0.3%
city
education
Beirut
75.6
city
Beijing
58.8
city
transport
Beirut
70.6
city
Beijing
68.2
city
safety
Beirut
21.9 per 100k
city
Beijing
25.2 per 100k
city
safety
Beirut
25.8 per 100k
city
Beijing
34.9 per 100k
city
health
Beirut
12.4%
city
Beijing
24.4%
city
quality
Beirut
6.5
city
Beijing
7.3
city
housing
Beirut
$9,293/sqm
city
Beijing
$3,513/sqm
city
religion
Beirut
74.3%
city
Beijing
52.5%
city
religion
Beirut
66.3%
city
Beijing
66.0%
city
religion
Beirut
34.5%
city
Beijing
58.2%
city