Beirut vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$641
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
49
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.78M

The cost of living in Beirut is 122% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4177th and 7630th ($1441 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5483rd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Quanzhou

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Beirut Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954