Beirut vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
906K

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4447th and 1282nd ($1195 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.8 months in Columbus. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10456

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Cities near Beirut

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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861