Beirut vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4641
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1137
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1834
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3011
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 36% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4326th and 1973rd ($1255 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4772nd and 35th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$18058

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748