Beirut vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4606
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 40% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1354th ($1353 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Houston. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Houston

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Beirut Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$22380

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221