Beirut vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$555
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
17.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4691st and 5948th ($1165 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4996th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618