Beirut vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1197
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1902
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$505
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4691st and 1731st ($1165 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th in Lebanon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4996th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$905
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$305
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4012
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1575
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$19729

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Cities near Beirut

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 Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755