Beirut vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$573
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1493
🏠 One person rent
$605
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$59.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
75
73
😀 Quality of life
63
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.07M

The cost of living in Beirut is 119% more expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 4326th and 7971st ($1255 vs $573) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 351st in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Changchun. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Changchun ranked 47th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 6079th 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
$10.1
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$605
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$8.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8252

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BeirutChangchun

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Changchun

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Gongzhuling
$461
81 km or 50 mi Dehui
$556
105 km or 65 mi Siping
$524
109 km or 68 mi Jilin
$553
112 km or 69 mi Liaoyuan
$516
127 km or 79 mi Panshi
$517
138 km or 86 mi Fuyu
$573
143 km or 89 mi Shuangliao
$509
148 km or 92 mi Yushu
$582
150 km or 93 mi Shulan
$558
157 km or 98 mi Meihekou
$513
162 km or 100 mi Huadian
$523
173 km or 107 mi Jiaohe
$544
178 km or 111 mi Kaiyuan
$514
193 km or 120 mi Da'an
$545
210 km or 131 mi Wuchang
$596
211 km or 131 mi Diaobingshan
$508
211 km or 131 mi Tieling
$520
235 km or 146 mi Harbin
$653
238 km or 148 mi Tongliao
$538
240 km or 149 mi Baishan
$520
248 km or 154 mi Zhaodong
$619
250 km or 155 mi Fushun
$459
250 km or 155 mi Taonan
$523
251 km or 156 mi Dunhua
$560
263 km or 163 mi Shangzhi
$606
267 km or 166 mi Baicheng
$542
271 km or 169 mi Linjiang
$500
274 km or 170 mi Shenyang
$539
279 km or 173 mi Anda
$596
287 km or 178 mi Xinmin
$514
300 km or 187 mi Daqing
$616
313 km or 194 mi Benxi
$455
315 km or 196 mi Dengta
$495
319 km or 198 mi Ji'an
$493
335 km or 208 mi Suihua
$664
337 km or 209 mi Liaoyang
$500
343 km or 213 mi Helong
$537
344 km or 214 mi Ning'an
$658
345 km or 214 mi Ulanhot
$532