Baku vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$776
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1963
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$320
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$292
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$484
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
75
😀 Quality of life
59
61
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 33% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6540th and 4691st ($776 vs $1165) 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 0.4 months in Beirut. Baku ranked 1st best city to live in Azerbaijan vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 5306th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.2
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.58
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.53
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$407
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.39%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.42
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.26
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6255
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$720
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$639
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$686
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$618
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$632
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$621
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$587
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$609
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$837
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$1050
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$941
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$1051
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$559
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$498
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$578
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$585
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$1610
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$582
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$907
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$791
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$681
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$474
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$845
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1190
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1046
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1298
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$844
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$807
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$627
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1173
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1160
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$425
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$916
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$584
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$550
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$468
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1052
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$659

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838