Beirut vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2695
🏠 One person rent
$555
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$868
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2204
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
45
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4691st and 4828th ($1165 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4996th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$6009

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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
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$940
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491