Beirut vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$2470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$5467
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1665
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2923
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$473
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$4153
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
66
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 42% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4177th and 947th ($1441 vs $2470) 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 5483rd and 184th 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
$10.8
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$13.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$2083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$3820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$2306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$92.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$7283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$4305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$82.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$75.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$870
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$17401

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469