Beirut vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$875
🏠 One person rent	$598	$97.4
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$160
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$173
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$49.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	47
😀 Quality of life	62	54
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.58M

The cost of living in Beirut is 278% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 4463rd and 9065th ($1353 vs $358) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 5682nd and 6403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Chittagong

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	Beirut	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$16.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$25.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$459
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$4.08
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$2.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$1.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$1175

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$314
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$355
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$448
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$351
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$350
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$481
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$296
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$571
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$314
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$327
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$287
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$336
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$528
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$338
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$330
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$335
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$362
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$330
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$321
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$326
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$329
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$331
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$323
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$321
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$320
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$364
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$326
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$324
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$330
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$344
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$290
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$293
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$349