Beirut vs Bern - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Bern
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7059
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1356
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2684
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$6378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
80
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
134K

The cost of living in Beirut is 53% less expensive than in Bern. Cities ranked 4447th and 579th ($1195 vs $2569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Lebanon and Switzerland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.5 months in Bern. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Bern ranked 7th in Switzerland, while ranked 5118th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Bern
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$24.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$93.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.18
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$4.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1040
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2631
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$15943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$11901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$45.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$25.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$28.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$51.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$22.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$39.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$130
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$156
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2993
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$28492

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916