Beirut vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$4287
🏠 One person rent	$598	$914
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$1596
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	74	46
😀 Quality of life	62	92
🏙️ Population	2.42M	675K

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 4463rd and 2599th ($1353 vs $1864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in Gothenburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Gothenburg ranked 3rd in Sweden, while ranked 5682nd and 83rd 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	$10.9	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$93.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$7.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$76.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	3.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$6682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$4044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$4.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$4.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$8.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$59.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$4729

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1106
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1005
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$865
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$842
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$676
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$675
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1973
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1770
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1766
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1934
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1870
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1930
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1856
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1981
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1909
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$385
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1887
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$446
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$740
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2136
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$449
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1738
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1612
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1491
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1412
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1633
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1656
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1864
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1549
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1594
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1890
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1562
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1691
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$2042
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1590
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1516
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1986
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$2364
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1550
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$2158
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$2273
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1412
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1667
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1965
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1562
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$2079
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1957
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2429
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1959
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1481