Beirut vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$555
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$542
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$738
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
61
69
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 72% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4691st and 7055th ($1165 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 4996th and 3115th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623