Barcelona vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$453
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
88
61
🏙️ Population
1.66M
2.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 62% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2198th and 4691st ($1887 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Spain and Lebanon, respectively. Check Spain vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 238th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.1
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$4334

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838