Beirut vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$549
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
587K

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4577th and 3903rd ($1261 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 529th in Lebanon and Germany, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5475th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$9800

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Cities near Beirut

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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575