Beirut vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$605
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
88
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
32.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 98% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4326th and 7340th ($1255 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$26796

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Cities near Beirut

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539