Beirut vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$875
🏠 One person rent
$641
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
74
73
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 298% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4177th and 9031st ($1441 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 5483rd and 5764th 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
$10.8
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$1762

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289