Beirut vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1690
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$623
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2921
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
46
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
608K

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4447th and 2703rd ($1195 vs $1690) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Lebanon and Sweden, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Gothenburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5118th and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$725
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1162
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$5997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$79.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$3122

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Cities near Beirut

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 Gothenburg

Distance City Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi Molndal
$1455
58 km or 36 mi Boras
$1250
66 km or 41 mi Varberg
$1282
70 km or 44 mi Trollhattan
$1299
76 km or 47 mi Uddevalla
$1428
80 km or 50 mi Vanersborg
$1332
90 km or 56 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
126 km or 78 mi Halmstad
$1318
130 km or 81 mi Jonkoping
$1411
134 km or 83 mi Varnamo
$1438
136 km or 84 mi Skovde
$1465
142 km or 88 mi Aalborg
$1719
150 km or 93 mi Ljungby
$1363
157 km or 98 mi Mariestad
$1396
164 km or 102 mi Halden
$1585
167 km or 104 mi Angelholm
$1375
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
182 km or 113 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
186 km or 115 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
186 km or 115 mi Helsingor
$1652
186 km or 116 mi Vetlanda
$1395
187 km or 116 mi Helsingborg
$1392
191 km or 118 mi Vaxjo
$1382
191 km or 119 mi Larvik
$1723
192 km or 119 mi Sandefjord
$1715
194 km or 121 mi Hillerod
$1999
199 km or 124 mi Hassleholm
$1330
200 km or 124 mi Aarhus
$1880
202 km or 125 mi Horsholm
$1887
202 km or 126 mi Tonsberg
$1705
206 km or 128 mi Landskrona
$1276
207 km or 129 mi Viborg
$1519
208 km or 129 mi Arendal
$1575
210 km or 131 mi Karlstad
$1246
212 km or 132 mi Moss
$1781
212 km or 132 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
213 km or 132 mi Horten
$1616
216 km or 134 mi Gentofte
$2011
222 km or 138 mi Skien
$1569
223 km or 138 mi Arvika
$1261