Beirut vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$6031
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1631
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2780
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
61
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
875K

The cost of living in Beirut is 55% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4691st and 574th ($1165 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 508th 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Charlotte ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1670
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$3455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$4378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$21.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$6.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$25869

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2313
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2288
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2178
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2270
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2115
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2146
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1971
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2119
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2155
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2194
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2012
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2142
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2081
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2052
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1530
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1844
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1917
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2094
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2105
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2110
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2110
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2162
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2281
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2012
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1857
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2399
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1955
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2509
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1908
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1872
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2105
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2122
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2596
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2126
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2054
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2076
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2088