Beirut vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$641
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1237
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
89
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
2.42M
20.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 109% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4177th and 7360th ($1441 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5483rd and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chengdu

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Beirut Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$14789

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594