Beirut vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$892
🏠 One person rent
$598
$124
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$211
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 271% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4463rd and 9043rd ($1353 vs $364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 45th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5682nd and 5562nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Kolkata

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Beirut Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$75.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$41.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$7.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
9.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$1163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$2.77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$2.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$14.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$9.02
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$38.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$36.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$1886

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$330
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$341
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$335
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$326
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$326
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$320
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$329
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$330
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$331
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$336
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$325
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$324
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$323
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$331
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$338
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$349
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$321
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$330
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$321
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$290
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$307
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$275
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$288
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$278
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$314
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$296
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$284
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$298
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$280
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$285
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$281
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$314
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$360
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$288
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$481
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$351
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$300