Beirut vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$605
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$432
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
75
😀 Quality of life
63
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 210% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4326th and 8948th ($1255 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 4772nd and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1469

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308