Beirut vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$5154
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1207
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2066
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$667
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$3790
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
906K

The cost of living in Beirut is 33% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4177th and 1634th ($1441 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1324th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5483rd and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Columbus

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Beirut Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$6.36
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$1354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$2171
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$3423
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$60.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$15.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$5.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$6.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$4.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$9.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$1464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$20945

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

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
$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2088
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2120
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2117
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1897
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2021
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2018
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1928
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2008
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1919
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1836
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1941
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1626
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1824
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1663
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1811
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1833
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1567
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1880
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1908
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1855
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1579
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1906
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1898
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1745
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1836
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1707
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1843
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1617
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2066
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1599
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1900
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1881
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1495
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1818
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1936