Beirut vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$555
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$468
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
75
😀 Quality of life
61
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 185% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4691st and 8957th ($1165 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 4996th and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1751

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Cities near Beirut

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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311