Beirut vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$598
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$780
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 122% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7844th ($1353 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Foshan

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Beirut Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$5.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$22493

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$1106
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664