Beirut vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1151
🏠 One person rent
$623
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
62
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
10.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 175% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4447th and 8842nd ($1195 vs $434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Chennai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chennai ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 5118th and 3676th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$9.54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$9.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
9.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$6.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$2.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$85.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$1681

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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 Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325