Beirut vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$555
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
61
38
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Beirut is 50% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4691st and 6542nd ($1165 vs $775) 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 4996th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$18304

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542