Beirut vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
94
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
626K

The cost of living in Beirut is 37% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4447th and 2103rd ($1195 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 99th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Glasgow. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5118th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251