Beirut vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
75
77
😀 Quality of life
62
85
🏙️ Population
2.42M
936K

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 4447th and 1907th ($1195 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Lebanon and Israel, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 5118th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Jerusalem

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Beirut Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10218

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499