Beirut vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$4830
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
875K

The cost of living in Beirut is 56% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4447th and 361st ($1195 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 319th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$35.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$26419

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119