Beirut vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$549
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.52M

The cost of living in Beirut is 14% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4577th and 4945th ($1261 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 5475th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$10723

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079