Beirut vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$555
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
90
😀 Quality of life
61
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
13.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4691st and 6862nd ($1165 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 4996th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618