Beirut vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$549
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 53% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4577th and 6563rd ($1261 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5475th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753