Beirut vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$549	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	75	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	2.42M	9.07M

The cost of living in Beirut is 128% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4577th and 8245th ($1261 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 Shenyang. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 5475th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Shenyang

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	Beirut	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$24707

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501