Baku vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$820
$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$3278
🏠 One person rent
$358
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$621
$1019
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$555
$229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
74
😀 Quality of life
64
62
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 39% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6681st and 4463rd ($820 vs $1353) 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 0.7 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 5397th and 5682nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baku vs Beirut

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Baku Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$60.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.69
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$373
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$479
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1205
$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.9
$77.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.8
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.89
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.27
$6.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$67.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.33
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.83
$9.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6639
$7746

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$742
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$643
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$590
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$613
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$634
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$631
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$631
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$615
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$813
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$488
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$959
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$550
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$953
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$461
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$662
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$494
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$598
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$508
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$613
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$489
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$698
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$655
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$425
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$740
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1057
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1028
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1148
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$506
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$728
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$586
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1046
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1033
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$404
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$561
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$853
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$667
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$531
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$372
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$981
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$595

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207