Beirut vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5728
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1450
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2501
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
70
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
888K

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4577th and 1089th ($1261 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$27445

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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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2070
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1941
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$1978
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1753
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2035
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1984
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$1969
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1847
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1971
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1848
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1769
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2097
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1731
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1484
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2031
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1851
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$1919
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1857
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1559
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1915
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1905
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1993
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1990
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1922
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2025
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1957
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2480
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1899
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1845
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2140
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1925
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1917
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1738
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1980
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1965
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1862
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1850
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1961