Beirut vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5315
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1634
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2835
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$459
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
74
66
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1039th ($1353 vs $2420) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Dubai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5682nd and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Dubai

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Beirut Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$6.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$3617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$7290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$4052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$72.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$75.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$72.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$16876

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492