Beirut vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$555
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
97
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
18.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 53% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4691st and 6602nd ($1165 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 4996th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671