Beirut vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$598
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
29
😀 Quality of life
62
51
🏙️ Population
2.42M
846K

The cost of living in Beirut is 229% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8958th ($1353 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Nepal, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5682nd and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kathmandu

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Beirut Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$3536

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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

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360