Beirut vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1624
🏠 One person rent
$549
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1016
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 97% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 4577th and 7501st ($1261 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 106th in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Wuhan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 5475th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$7838

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Wuhan

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Hanchuan
$609
52 km or 32 mi Xiaogan
$629
58 km or 36 mi Huanggang
$646
61 km or 38 mi Ezhou
$632
79 km or 49 mi Yingcheng
$585
83 km or 52 mi Huangshi
$671
84 km or 52 mi Xianning
$625
85 km or 53 mi Daye
$638
88 km or 55 mi Xiantao
$599
95 km or 59 mi Anlu
$579
96 km or 60 mi Macheng
$592
100 km or 62 mi Chibi
$590
116 km or 72 mi Honghu
$587
123 km or 76 mi Jingshan
$570
123 km or 76 mi Guangshui
$574
147 km or 91 mi Wuxue
$598
148 km or 92 mi Linxiang
$572
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$582
172 km or 107 mi Xinyang
$583
175 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$561
176 km or 109 mi Yueyang
$595
192 km or 119 mi Jiujiang
$604
199 km or 124 mi Jingzhou
$596
205 km or 127 mi Jingmen
$575
205 km or 127 mi Shishou
$547
218 km or 136 mi Qianshan
$567
225 km or 140 mi Zaoyang
$552
230 km or 143 mi Yicheng
$542
240 km or 149 mi Dangyang
$546
245 km or 153 mi Songzi
$548
248 km or 154 mi Lu'an
$631
255 km or 159 mi Jinshi
$511
259 km or 161 mi Tongcheng
$592
261 km or 162 mi Xiangyang
$555
262 km or 163 mi Nanchang
$526
263 km or 163 mi Anqing
$532
267 km or 166 mi Zhumadian
$580
273 km or 170 mi Yidu
$534
288 km or 179 mi Yichang
$578
292 km or 182 mi Yiyang
$571