Beirut vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$555
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
75
24
😀 Quality of life
61
39
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Beirut is 90% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4691st and 7649th ($1165 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 4996th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10066

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610