Beirut vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1683
🏠 One person rent
$605
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$461
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$886
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 91% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4326th and 7163rd ($1255 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4772nd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8658

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$349

$907

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$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$619
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$651
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$660
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$638
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$600
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$679
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$635
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$645
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$600
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$615
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$630
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$591
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$589
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$584
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$619
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$613
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$569
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$621
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$577
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$596
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$637
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$591
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$588
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$549
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$576
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$591
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$577
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$558
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$556
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$664
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$533
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$600
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$604
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$506
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$555
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$637
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$561
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$602
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$586