Beirut vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$617
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1638
🏠 One person rent
$598
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1009
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
90
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10M

The cost of living in Beirut is 119% more expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7792nd ($1353 vs $617) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.6 months in Changsha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Changsha ranked 16th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 3307th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Changsha

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Beirut Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3257
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$87.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$8507

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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 Changsha

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$511
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$583
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$572
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$584
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$564
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$602
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$605
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$567
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$603
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$609
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$498
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$563
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$601
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$599
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$529
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$588
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$634
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$630
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$638
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$615
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$610
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$568
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$730
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$552
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$651
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$539
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$653
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$682
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$587
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$645
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$599
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$657
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$602
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$562