Beirut vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$4398
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2333
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
41
😀 Quality of life
62
84
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 33% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1994th ($1353 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Qatar, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5682nd and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Doha

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Beirut Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$11285

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1923
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1109
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1192
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1309
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$931
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1037
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$823
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$928
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1473
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2183
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$545
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$465
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$489
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1457
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$541
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$523
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1214
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$565
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1632
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$547
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1461
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$487
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$707
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$492
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$545
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$711
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$556
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$551
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$796
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$861