Baku vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$856
$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2114
$3510
🏠 One person rent
$378
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$649
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.8
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$567
$260
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
74
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 41% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6524th and 4177th ($856 vs $1441) 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 5591st and 5483rd 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
$8.84
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.32
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$4.48
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$502
$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.6
$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.8%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2243
$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1286
$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.4
$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.37
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.68
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.7
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.63
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.8
$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.2
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6803
$8983

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$774
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$663
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$595
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$634
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$652
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$648
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$649
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$631
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$708
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$490
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$990
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$480
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$988
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$447
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$676
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$461
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$611
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$452
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$624
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$429
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$726
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$679
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$401
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$769
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1104
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1053
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1205
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$444
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$743
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$565
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1096
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$374
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$533
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$872
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$732
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$516
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$359
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$1027
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$572

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347