Beirut vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$623
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
62
67
🏙️ Population
2.42M
12.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 136% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4447th and 8471st ($1195 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Lebanon and China, respectively. Check Lebanon vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 5118th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.76
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617