Beirut vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2065
🏠 One person rent
$605
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
63
41
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.44M

The cost of living in Beirut is 87% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4326th and 7052nd ($1255 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$51
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$598
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$601
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$616
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$621
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$642
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$585
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$587
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$682
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$506
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$677
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$637
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$555
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$603
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$648
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$611
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$642
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$726
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$681
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$632
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$576
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$613
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$672
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$805
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$669
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$600
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$650
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$564
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$716
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$661
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$691
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$600
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$671
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$670
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$645
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$679
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$625
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$590
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$621