Beirut vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1601
🏠 One person rent
$623
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$720
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
62
43
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Beirut is 107% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4447th and 7871st ($1195 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5118th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$11076

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$554
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$570
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$584
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$530
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$549
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$585
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$578
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$555
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$575
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$585
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$533
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$579
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$565
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$548
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$752
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$584
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$573
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$525
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$558
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$604
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$774
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$574
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$587
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$785
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$580
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$856
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$581
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$602
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$613
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$574
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$609
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$812
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$596
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$599
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$577
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$586