Athens vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1272
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$616
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1094
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
78
63
🏙️ Population
643K
2.42M

The cost of living in Athens is 1% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4281st and 4326th ($1272 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Greece and Lebanon, respectively. Check Greece vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 656th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Beirut

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Athens Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.4
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1040
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$850
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3265
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3075
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.7
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.01
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.39
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$456
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9915
$4459

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AthensBeirut

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1159
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1150
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1082
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1258
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1131
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1142
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1045
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1054
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1284
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1437
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1265
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1296
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$957
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1022
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$967
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$980
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$955
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$990
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$836
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1838
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$981
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1011
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1033
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$900
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1099
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1030
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1659
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1015
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$934
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$973
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1131
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1052
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1106
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$909
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$943
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$930
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$764
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1027
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1150

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902