Beirut vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$1879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$641	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1652
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$3784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	46
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	2.42M	675K

The cost of living in Beirut is 23% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 2470th ($1441 vs $1879) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Sweden, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Gothenburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5483rd and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Gothenburg

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	Beirut	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1735
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$6539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$3629
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$20.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$93.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$4650

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1723
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1544
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1441
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1483
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1503
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1877
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1429
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1479
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1855
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1478
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2053
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$2029
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2220
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2135
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2195
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1423
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1723
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1980
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1481
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2084
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1993
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2334
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1984
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1423