Beirut vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4661
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1127
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2029
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$258
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3225
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.78M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4326th and 1762nd ($1255 vs $2027) 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 4772nd and 21st 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
$10.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$4.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$832
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$8133
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$3.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$6.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$59.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$9774

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1707
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1782
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1770
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1714
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1763
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1724
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1691
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1796
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1695
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1711
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1714
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1632
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1663
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1686
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1723
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1690
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1534
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1644
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1354
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1442
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1437
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1319
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1241
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1315
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1332
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1340
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1350
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1421
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1351
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1395
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1308
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1326
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1282
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1108
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1346
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1022
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1419
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373