Beirut vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$555
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
20.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 77% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4691st and 7209th ($1165 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 Chengdu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 4996th and 1933rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591