Beirut vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1478
🏠 One person rent
$598
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
74
63
😀 Quality of life
62
56
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.07M

The cost of living in Beirut is 130% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8063rd ($1353 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 268th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Changchun. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Changchun ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 6295th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Changchun

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Beirut Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$329
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$38.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$30
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$8562

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$477
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$587
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$553
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$562
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$540
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$540
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$598
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$536
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$604
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$571
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$534
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$543
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$554
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$537
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$577
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$595
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$534
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$536
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$680
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$562
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$542
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$642
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$483
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$552
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$546
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$596
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$573
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$523
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$575
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$619
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$545
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$630
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$454
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$522
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$514
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$679
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$507
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$532
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$540
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$566