Beirut vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$598
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$688
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
74
17
😀 Quality of life
62
44
🏙️ Population
2.42M
7.82M

The cost of living in Beirut is 125% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7914th ($1353 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Shangqiu

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Beirut Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$16802

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$1106
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$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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518