Beirut vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$623
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
62
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
20.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 86% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4447th and 7269th ($1195 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5118th and 1633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587