Beirut vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$623
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
75
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
2.42M
4.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 200% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 4447th and 8958th ($1195 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5118th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$2.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$1360

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318