Bangkok vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$3510
🏠 One person rent	$434	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$1099
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$260
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	89	74
😀 Quality of life	74	63
🏙️ Population	5.68M	2.42M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 31% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 5606th and 4177th ($996 vs $1441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Lebanon, respectively. Check Thailand vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 2044th and 5483rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Beirut

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	Bangkok	Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$4.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$1356
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$743
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$35.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$3695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$1988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$5.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$75.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$487
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$8983

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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