Baltimore vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3214
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1314
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$542
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	75
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	586K	2.42M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 82% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4326th ($2287 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th and 1st in the United States and Lebanon, respectively. Check the United States vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 131st and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Beirut

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	Baltimore	Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$4459

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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