Beirut vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$555
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
75
28
😀 Quality of life
61
45
🏙️ Population
2.42M
846K

The cost of living in Beirut is 163% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4691st and 8885th ($1165 vs $443) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$4063

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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

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330