Beirut vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$623
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$643
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
62
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4447th and 6604th ($1195 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 5118th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.16
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$14498

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543