Beirut vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4691st and 1258th ($1165 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$22908

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156