Beirut vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$4930
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1155
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2017
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3074
😷 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 39% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 4577th and 1833rd ($1261 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5475th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$118
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$18105

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1837
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1797
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1575
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1630
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1762
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1775
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1522
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1728
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2310
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1641
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1485
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1480
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1759
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1778
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1484
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1884
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2021
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1879
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2205
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1963
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1769
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1906
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1825
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1805
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1780
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1797
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1507
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$2079
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1602
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1761
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1551
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1840
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1839
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1429