Beirut vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$4975
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.78M

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4577th and 1418th ($1261 vs $2222) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Berlin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Berlin ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5475th and 35th 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
$10.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$5.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$6036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$67
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$9480

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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

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1868
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1893
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1892
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1862
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1888
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1902
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1851
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1887
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1841
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1826
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1856
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1862
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1810
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1839
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1826
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1822
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1681
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1852
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1454
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1484
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1567
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1430
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1363
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1425
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1424
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1436
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1471
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1501
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1486
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1479
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1421
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1417
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1435
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1411
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1166
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1422
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1113
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446