Beirut vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$641
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
2.42M
18.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 84% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6854th ($1441 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5483rd and 1149th 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
$10.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.17
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711