Beirut vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$598
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
99
😀 Quality of life
62
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
24.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4971st ($1353 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Shanghai

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Beirut Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$27781

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765