Athens vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1436
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3478
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$710
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$1232
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$496
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1185
$233
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
75
😀 Quality of life
82
63
🏙️ Population
643K
2.42M

The cost of living in Athens is 14% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 4155th and 4577th ($1436 vs $1261) 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 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 611th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.9
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.91
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$525
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$950
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3810
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.06
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11493
$6680

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1291
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1192
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1177
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1415
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1477
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1127
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1055
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1224
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1026
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$930
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2056
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1101
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1111
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1162
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$976
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1254
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1149
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1112
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1835
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1092
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1067
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1245
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1174
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1046
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1040
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1045
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$770
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$973
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1303

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108