Beirut vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5039
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1143
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.76M

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4691st and 1583rd ($1165 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Germany, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Berlin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Berlin ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 4996th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Berlin

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Beirut Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$855
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2408
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$8742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$6444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8961

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369