Beirut vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$555
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
61
65
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.37M

The cost of living in Beirut is 60% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4691st and 6780th ($1165 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 Hefei. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 4996th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8558

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Cities near Beirut

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 Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699