Beirut vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$598
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
53
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 102% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7431st ($1353 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 3738th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Ningbo

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Beirut Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$15051

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525