Austin vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1195
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2942
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$623
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$331
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
66
75
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
962K
2.42M

The cost of living in Austin is 117% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 548th and 4447th ($2590 vs $1195) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st in the United States and Lebanon, respectively. Check the United States vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Beirut. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 126th and 5118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$3906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$2.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$323
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$4159

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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