Beirut vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1055
🏠 One person rent
$598
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$259
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$165
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
74
79
😀 Quality of life
62
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 215% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8922nd ($1353 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Chennai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chennai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5682nd and 5162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chennai

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Beirut Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
9.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$726
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$0.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$15.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$44.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$75
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1717

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$322
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$236
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$300
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$327
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$533
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$334
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$359
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$334
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$297
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$285
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$523
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$306
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$347
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$341
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$346
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$285
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$332
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$287
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$315
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$276
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$344
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$346
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$338
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$299
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$349
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$292
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$348
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$331
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$376
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$266
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$295
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$264
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$343
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$291
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$262
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$282
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$271