Beirut vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4447th and 1234th ($1195 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1107th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$23011

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175