Beirut vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4929
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2177
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
626K

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4326th and 1806th ($1255 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in Lebanon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Glasgow. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4772nd and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$89.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$3.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$8.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$80.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$115
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1078
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$15092

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1601
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1604
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1551
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1649
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1608
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1404
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1692
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2140
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1500
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1246
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1482
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1567
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1732
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1382
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1755
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1722
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1713
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1968
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1614
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1705
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1651
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1638
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1628
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1637
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1393
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1707
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1510
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1390
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1714
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1629
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1288