Beirut vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1756
🏠 One person rent
$623
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$833
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
62
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 85% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4447th and 7238th ($1195 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 185th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Wuhan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 5118th and 2438th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.66
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$318
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$58.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.53
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$11975

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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 Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$620
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$650
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$685
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$661
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$605
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$697
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$647
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$669
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$586
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$624
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$643
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$596
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$602
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$589
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$629
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$647
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$583
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$639
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$590
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$604
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$664
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$609
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$604
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$574
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$671
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$601
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$574
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$580
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$702
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$558
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$687
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$624
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$538
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$708
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$651
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$574
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$599
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$575