Beirut vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$549
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
17.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4577th and 6334th ($1261 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5475th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634