Beirut vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3877
🏠 One person rent
$555
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1550
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3191
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
608K

The cost of living in Beirut is 32% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4691st and 2792nd ($1165 vs $1725) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Sweden, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Gothenburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 4996th and 81st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$87.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1022
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$77.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$82.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3801

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1596
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1264
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1299
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1206
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1355
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1262
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1507
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1341
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1407
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1434
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1415
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1842
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1442
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1645
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1347
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1964
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1577
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1713
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1443
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1306
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1328
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1713
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1821
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$2088
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1333
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1966
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$2006
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1852
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1294
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1565
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1710
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1259
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1908
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1547
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1613
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2203
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1714
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1267