Beirut vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$8384
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2251
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$4328
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
99
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 66% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4691st and 37th ($1165 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in London. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4996th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.7
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$29.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$99
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$25830

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3054
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2624
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2353
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2322
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2372
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2268
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2248
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2381
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2255
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2245
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2491
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2184
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2173
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2202
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2589
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2328
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2106
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2363
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2179
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2228
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2630
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2157
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2451
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2159
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2040
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2310
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1963
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2033
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2202
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2152
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2053
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2033
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2041
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2028
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2477
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2055