Beirut vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4033
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1140
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3416
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.19M

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 4326th and 2449th ($1255 vs $1779) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 4772nd and 562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$11200

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1709
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1223
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1243
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1280
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$1068
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1056
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$897
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$901
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1494
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$2240
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$547
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$551
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$546
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1844
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$548
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$557
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1239
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$589
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1637
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$563
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1393
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$529
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$736
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$536
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$740
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$547
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$544
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$780
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$723
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$904