Beirut vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$4110
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2063
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3003
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
63
82
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 32% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4577th and 2509th ($1261 vs $1849) 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 1.6 months in Doha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5475th and 608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$12.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$84.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$5456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$825
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$11426

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1770
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1201
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1230
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1237
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$908
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1008
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$873
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$930
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1419
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2521
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$530
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$453
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$477
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1449
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$529
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$503
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1228
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$553
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1627
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$530
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1454
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$463
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$730
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$483
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$726
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$549
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$542
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$792
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$719
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$889