Athens vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$633
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$331
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
78
62
🏙️ Population
664K
2.42M

The cost of living in Athens is 8% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4210th and 4447th ($1287 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Greece and Lebanon, respectively. Check Greece vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 560th and 5118th 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
$14.1
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$4159

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

Cities near Beirut

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