Beirut vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$641
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
91
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.52M

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4177th and 4788th ($1441 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 5th in Japan, while ranked 5483rd and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kobe

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Beirut Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.43
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10496

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Cities near Beirut

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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1012
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1141
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$986
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038