Beirut vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4765
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1134
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2203
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.68M

The cost of living in Beirut is 41% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4447th and 1759th ($1195 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Germany, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5118th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9556

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323