Beirut vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3083
🏠 One person rent
$549
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1051
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1100
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
75
32
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
623K

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 4577th and 4484th ($1261 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Lebanon and Greece, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Crete. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 5475th and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5111

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760