Baku vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$796
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1977
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$340
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$296
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$509
$233
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
75
😀 Quality of life
64
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 37% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6681st and 4577th ($796 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Azerbaijan and Lebanon, respectively. Check Azerbaijan vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baku compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 5390th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.88
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.59
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$246
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1173
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.42
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.56
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.21
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.74
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.8
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6646
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$725
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$632
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$604
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$605
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$630
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$627
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$629
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$613
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$809
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$484
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$968
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$547
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$968
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$472
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$633
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$497
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$552
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$511
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$564
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$488
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$691
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$643
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$426
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$736
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1081
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1035
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1181
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$502
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$719
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$582
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1068
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1059
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$402
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$852
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$633
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$530
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1001
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$598

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