Beirut vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$605
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
63
38
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Beirut is 70% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4326th and 6735th ($1255 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$17921

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529