Beirut vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$641
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
53
😀 Quality of life
63
73
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.4M

The cost of living in Beirut is 118% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4177th and 7558th ($1441 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5483rd and 2343rd 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
$10.8
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538