Beirut vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$555
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
61
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 93% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 4691st and 7753rd ($1165 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 Foshan. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 4996th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$24357

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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
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660