Beirut vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1571
🏠 One person rent
$549
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$346
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10M

The cost of living in Beirut is 113% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4577th and 7882nd ($1261 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 200th 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 Changsha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Changsha ranked 19th in China, while ranked 5475th and 3381st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$279
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$26.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2162
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$58.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$85
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$7438

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546