Beirut vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1727
🏠 One person rent
$605
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$504
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$796
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10M

The cost of living in Beirut is 118% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4326th and 7932nd ($1255 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 4772nd and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8619

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$582
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$570
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$575
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$586
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$563
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$577
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$579
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$596
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$553
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$590
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$569
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$590
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$480
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$536
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$549
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$592
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$589
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$533
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$564
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$591
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$635
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$600
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$609
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$600
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$591
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$556
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$552
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$724
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$561
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$619
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$645
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$506
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$656
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$679
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$579
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$638
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$660
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$613
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$558