Baku vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baku Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1968
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$316
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$498
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
75
😀 Quality of life
60
63
🏙️ Population
2.3M
2.42M

The cost of living in Baku is 39% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 6590th and 4326th ($766 vs $1255) 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 5270th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Baku Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.9
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$936
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2039
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.5
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.69
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.1
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$247
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6252
$4459

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Sumqayit
$707
92 km or 57 mi Sirvan
$634
150 km or 93 mi Khachmaz
$676
198 km or 123 mi Lankaran
$608
215 km or 133 mi Oguz
$627
229 km or 142 mi Yevlakh
$618
230 km or 143 mi Barda
$618
242 km or 151 mi Shaki
$607
270 km or 168 mi Ardabil
$827
296 km or 184 mi Ganja
$481
313 km or 195 mi Goris
$967
318 km or 198 mi Ahar
$622
320 km or 199 mi Kapan
$961
343 km or 213 mi Rasht
$534
350 km or 218 mi Makhachkala
$535
352 km or 218 mi Lahijan
$552
381 km or 237 mi Aktau
$573
398 km or 247 mi Tabriz
$658
408 km or 254 mi Zhanaozen
$576
411 km or 256 mi Marand
$553
416 km or 258 mi Gardabani
$767
426 km or 265 mi Rustavi
$660
428 km or 266 mi Zanjan
$466
440 km or 274 mi Marneuli
$813
442 km or 274 mi Abovyan
$1094
445 km or 276 mi Tbilisi
$1016
452 km or 281 mi Yerevan
$1199
453 km or 282 mi Maragheh
$573
454 km or 282 mi Vanadzor
$697
456 km or 283 mi Qazvin
$618
456 km or 284 mi Masis
$1081
461 km or 286 mi Ashtarak
$1071
465 km or 289 mi Khoy
$419
472 km or 293 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
473 km or 294 mi Spitak
$833
474 km or 294 mi Grozny
$608
486 km or 302 mi Amol
$557
491 km or 305 mi Babol
$458
492 km or 306 mi Armavir
$990
495 km or 308 mi Nazarabad
$645

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