Beirut vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$3695
🏠 One person rent
$605
$808
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
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 4326th and 2959th ($1255 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 4772nd and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$3664

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1498
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1367
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1284
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1167
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1334
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1235
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1394
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1208
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1373
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1473
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1676
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1333
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1373
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1575
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1310
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1505
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1977
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1500
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1800
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1434
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1297
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1331
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1733
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1864
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1983
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1298
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1828
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1952
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1714
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1140
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1508
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1623
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1279
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1707
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1528
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1631
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2134
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1651
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1251