Beirut vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5025
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2121
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$3514
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
626K

The cost of living in Beirut is 36% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1712th ($1353 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 93rd 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5682nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Glasgow

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Beirut Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$81.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$322
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$4.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$87
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$963
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$20961

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1902
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1906
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1645
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1852
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1707
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1862
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1588
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1782
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2331
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1656
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1490
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1655
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1771
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1954
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2053
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1945
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2265
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$2012
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1848
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1975
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1827
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1803
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1784
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1784
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1540
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1964
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1573
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1755
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1620
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1873
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1819
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1430