Beirut vs Dortmund - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dortmund
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3916
🏠 One person rent
$555
$736
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$492
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3396
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
61
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
593K

The cost of living in Beirut is 24% less expensive than in Dortmund. Cities ranked 4691st and 3604th ($1165 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 376th in Lebanon and Germany, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Dortmund. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dortmund ranked 57th in Germany, while ranked 4996th and 692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dortmund
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$65.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$34.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$12215

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452