Beirut vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
62
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 36% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4447th and 2137th ($1195 vs $1872) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5118th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10518

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875