Beirut vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$598
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
74
45
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.7M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% more expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4757th ($1353 vs $1209) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5682nd and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$7655

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494