Beirut vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$555
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4691st and 6287th ($1165 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 4996th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774