Beirut vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$623
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$367
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$838
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 103% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 4447th and 7769th ($1195 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 350th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Dongguan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dongguan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5118th and 2370th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$33.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$9.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$49
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$74
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$16599

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611