Beirut vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4263
🏠 One person rent
$623
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1639
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3086
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
78
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
665K

The cost of living in Beirut is 35% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4447th and 2273rd ($1195 vs $1825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Finland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 5118th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Helsinki

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Beirut Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.43
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$985
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$814
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1440
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7893
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$90.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9506

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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 Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163