Beirut vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1821
🏠 One person rent
$605
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$754
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 105% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4326th and 7543rd ($1255 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 199th 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 1.2 months in Foshan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Foshan ranked 13th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 2601st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$570
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$42.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1806
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$18096

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$774
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$804
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$461
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$656
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$793
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$794
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$812
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$653
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1588
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$823
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$916
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$601
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2432
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2737
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$877
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$764
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$803
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$818
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$755
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$758
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$936
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$761
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$756
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$771
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$724
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$569
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$655
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$443
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$764
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$702
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$761
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$451
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$581
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$522
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$598
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$579
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$609
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$590
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$650
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$642