Beirut vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$623
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$949
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4447th and 5170th ($1195 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5118th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$22097

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645