Beirut vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$5275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.9M

The cost of living in Beirut is 63% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4691st and 72nd ($1165 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.95
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$28613

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754