Beirut vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$623
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
97
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
18.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4447th and 6607th ($1195 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5118th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620