Barcelona vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$233
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
75
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.7M
2.42M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 66% more expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 1764th and 4577th ($2087 vs $1261) 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 0.2 months in Beirut. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 229th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$6680

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108