Barcelona vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$542
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
87
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 47% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 2276th and 4326th ($1841 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Lebanon, respectively. Check Spain vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 270th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$4459

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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