Beirut vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$555
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
61
40
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 63% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4691st and 6841st ($1165 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 4996th and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$19047

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694