Beirut vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
70
😀 Quality of life
62
89
🏙️ Population
2.42M
888K

The cost of living in Beirut is 43% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1140th ($1353 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Indianapolis

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Beirut Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$25946

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931