Beirut vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$641
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
84
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 6257th ($1441 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 months in Hangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hangzhou ranked 20th in China, while ranked 5483rd and 3005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hangzhou

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Beirut Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789