Beirut vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3604
🏠 One person rent
$623
$759
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1284
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
579K

The cost of living in Beirut is 21% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4447th and 3358th ($1195 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 247th 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 Essen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Essen ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 5118th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$4.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$925
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4207
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$5688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$83.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9133

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410