Beirut vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$598
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
18.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 73% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6835th ($1353 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Guangzhou

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Beirut Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694