Beirut vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7723
🏠 One person rent
$623
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3918
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$4098
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
98
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.91M

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4447th and 38th ($1195 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in London. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5118th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$25471

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908