Beirut vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$623
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2906
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
555K

The cost of living in Beirut is 15% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 4447th and 3786th ($1195 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th in Lebanon and Germany, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dresden ranked 31st in Germany, while ranked 5118th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10601

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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 Dresden

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303