Amman vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$392
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
74
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
4.01M
2.42M

The cost of living in Amman is 25% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5560th and 4463rd ($1013 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Lebanon, respectively. Check Jordan vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 2560th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Beirut

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Amman Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$7746

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207