Beirut vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1330
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$2289
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$319
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$3423
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	63	94
🏙️ Population	2.42M	3.78M

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 4177th and 1150th ($1441 vs $2371) 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 1.4 months in Berlin. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Berlin ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 5483rd and 45th 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	$10.8	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1383
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$2475
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$307
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$8891
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$6112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$72.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$12679

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470