Beirut vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$598
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
74
67
😀 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 4463rd and 7469th ($1353 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dongguan

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Beirut Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$22205

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608