Beirut vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$555
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
61
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 123% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4691st and 8506th ($1165 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 4996th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Zhengzhou

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Beirut Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$19861

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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

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619