Beirut vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4833
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1953
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$578
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.31M

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4447th and 1526th ($1195 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Calgary. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5118th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$944
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$56.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$904
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$21983

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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 Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722