Beirut vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2004
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4769
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1189
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$479
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3056
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
62
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 40% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4447th and 1780th ($1195 vs $2004) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Birmingham ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5118th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$18689

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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 Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673