Beirut vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4943
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1431
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2020
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3604
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
66
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.36M

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4447th and 930th ($1195 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Australia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Brisbane. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5118th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$9010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$6567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$5.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$48.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8728

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693