Beirut vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$549
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 150% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4577th and 8651st ($1261 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5475th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563