Beirut vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$555
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4691st and 4780th ($1165 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 4996th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774