Beirut vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$555
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
61
😀 Quality of life
61
53
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 59% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4691st and 6747th ($1165 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 63rd 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 months in Ningbo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 4996th and 6048th 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
$8.92
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$12898

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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 Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538