Beirut vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$598
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
74
84
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.37M

The cost of living in Beirut is 107% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7557th ($1353 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 5682nd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Hefei

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Beirut Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677