Austin vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2455
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5709
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$1585
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2741
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5262
$542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
65
75
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
962K
2.42M

The cost of living in Austin is 96% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 858th and 4326th ($2455 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 142nd and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1949
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3348
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2283
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.4
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4187
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.49
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.03
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.13
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.7
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1385
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22096
$4459

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Cities near Austin

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2218
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2163
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2244
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2260
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2192
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2224
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2182
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2182
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2044
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1969
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2066
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2148
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2132
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2134
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2033
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1944
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2152
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1853
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2230
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2215
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2107
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2089
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2698
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2133
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1799
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2028
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2087
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2155
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2170
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2190
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2108
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2159
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2224
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2182
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2056
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2097
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2305

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