Beirut vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$3345
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7700
🏠 One person rent
$623
$2257
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3867
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$739
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$5860
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
676K

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 4447th and 35th ($1195 vs $3345) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Boston ranked 10th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$4850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$11687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$4.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$27937

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Cities near Beirut

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 Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750