Beirut vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$598
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$776
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
21
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Beirut is 125% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7929th ($1353 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 5682nd and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Shaoyang

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Beirut Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615