Beirut vs Chennai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chennai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1143
🏠 One person rent
$555
$159
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
61
66
🏙️ Population
2.42M
6.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 169% more expensive than in Chennai. Cities ranked 4691st and 8907th ($1165 vs $433) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4996th and 4094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chennai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$0.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$0.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$26
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$47.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$82.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1425

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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 Chennai

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$329
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$243
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$308
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$352
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$572
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$310
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$337
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$380
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$367
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$351
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$330
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$289
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$578
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$321
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$331
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$307
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$338
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$378
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$307
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$324
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$291
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$306
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$353
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$351
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$334
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$325
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$320
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$355
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$340
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$382
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$289
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$321
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$274
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$312
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$279
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$325
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$287