Beirut vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1256
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2214
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3957
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
72
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
906K

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4577th and 1512th ($1261 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1292nd 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 Columbus. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Columbus ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$28983

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061