Beirut vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5233
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2114
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4970
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
71
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
888K

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4691st and 1397th ($1165 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.97
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$27094

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$1999
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1927
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1745
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$1963
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$1954
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1975
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1929
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1905
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1694
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1900
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2092
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1612
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1448
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1894
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1793
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1980
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1822
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1837
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1814
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1877
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1896
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1436
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1921
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$1912
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1824
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2464
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1852
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1840
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2124
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1896
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1735
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1894
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1860
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1845
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1856
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1828