Beirut vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2822
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$6502
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1695
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2718
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$730
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$5026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 52% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 4463rd and 375th ($1353 vs $2822) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 311th 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 Chicago. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chicago

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Beirut Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$99.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$13.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2002
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1406
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2521
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$75.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$16.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$33
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1863
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$24172

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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
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434