Beirut vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2403
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5638
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2444
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
74
68
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
875K

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1073rd ($1353 vs $2403) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 918th 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 1.8 months in Charlotte. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Charlotte ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Charlotte

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Beirut Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$5.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2971
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2035
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2433
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$8.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$7.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$24528

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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 Charlotte

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2195
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2174
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2113
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2159
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2078
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$1963
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1968
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2027
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2002
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2126
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$1978
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2158
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2080
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2067
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1736
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1913
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$2089
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2030
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2079
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$1873
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2081
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2122
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$1917
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2202
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2221
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$2036
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1858
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2324
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1951
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2410
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1853
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1769
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$1943
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2123
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2709
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2091
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2159
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2308
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$1987
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$1952