Beirut vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4580
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4577th and 1375th ($1261 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$23708

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233