Beirut vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3926
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
64
😀 Quality of life
62
88
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4447th and 1218th ($1195 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5118th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$14799

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541