Beirut vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$641
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
21
😀 Quality of life
63
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.56M

The cost of living in Beirut is 138% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4177th and 7943rd ($1441 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 5483rd and 7142nd 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
$10.8
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619