Beirut vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2020
🏠 One person rent
$555
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
32.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 76% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 4691st and 7185th ($1165 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 4996th and 1966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chongqing

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Beirut Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$27717

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Cities near Beirut

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 Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556