Beirut vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$641
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$148
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
74
29
😀 Quality of life
63
47
🏙️ Population
2.42M
846K

The cost of living in Beirut is 240% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4177th and 8916th ($1441 vs $424) 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 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5483rd and 6934th 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
$10.8
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339