Beirut vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$3199
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	53
😀 Quality of life	62	90
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.31M

The cost of living in Beirut is 36% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1716th ($1353 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5682nd and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Calgary

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	Beirut	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934