Beirut vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1191
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1928
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2977
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
53
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.31M

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 4577th and 1781st ($1261 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 5475th and 160th 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
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$58
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$15727

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1773
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1782
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1632
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1730
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1544
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1648
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1823
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2617
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1949
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2366
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2343
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1759
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2231
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1748
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1973
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2228
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2111
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2490
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1817
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1765
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1913
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1854
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1774
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1625
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2001
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1842
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1486
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2219
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1478
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1987
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2414
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2080
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2641
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1952
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2057
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2488
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2443
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2470
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1887