Beirut vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2918
🏠 One person rent
$555
$589
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
61
80
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.69M

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% less expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 4691st and 4643rd ($1165 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Hungary, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 4996th and 551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$453
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1093
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
7.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$25.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$7.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$11060

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090