Beirut vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5157
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1934
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$3699
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
96
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1454th ($1353 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5682nd and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Birmingham

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Beirut Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$21078

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894