Beirut vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$6867
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1268
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2589
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$860
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$6657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
135K

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4691st and 743rd ($1165 vs $2512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Lebanon and Switzerland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.6 months in Bern. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Bern ranked 6th in Switzerland, while ranked 4996th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$88.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.39
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$4.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
2.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$14168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$12333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$93.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$42.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$7.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$25.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$29.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$45.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$22.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$165
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$2516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$22088

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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 Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011