Beirut vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5509
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1723
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4067
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
65
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4577th and 848th ($1261 vs $2514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Dubai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5475th and 158th 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
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$9.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$12.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$3716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$96.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$81.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$77.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$857
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$15029

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483