Beirut vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$623
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4447th and 6270th ($1195 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5118th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$26569

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740