Beirut vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5566
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2428
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
875K

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4577th and 986th ($1261 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 865th 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Charlotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Charlotte ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$68.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$5.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2056
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3607
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$84.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$24711

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2239
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2228
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2121
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2196
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2067
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2102
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1960
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2107
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2019
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2160
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1988
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2212
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2094
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2075
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1878
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2167
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2070
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2156
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1923
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2124
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2079
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1993
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2152
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2305
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2065
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1853
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2418
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1970
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2529
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1980
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1929
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2166
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2737
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2166
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2312
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2319
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2154
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2013