Beirut vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$5181
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$3821
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	74	56
😀 Quality of life	62	87
🏙️ Population	2.42M	950K

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1439th ($1353 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1197th 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 Jacksonville. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jacksonville ranked 106th in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Jacksonville

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	Beirut	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1441
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$1035
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$2481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$2629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$2143
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$65.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$3.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$1311
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$11934

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860