Beirut vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4447th and 505th ($1195 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Chicago. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$15494

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240