Beirut vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$555
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$502
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
61
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 68% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4691st and 6979th ($1165 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 4996th and 2526th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$9062

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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
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$646
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$681
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$705
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$674
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$626
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$714
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$663
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$676
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$610
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$647
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$659
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$614
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$612
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$606
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$647
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$646
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$592
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$650
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$623
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$670
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$605
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$612
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$566
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$636
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$614
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$599
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$575
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$573
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$706
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$552
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$658
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$622
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$521
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$642
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$659
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$580
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$619
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$611