Beirut vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$3759
🏠 One person rent
$623
$746
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2868
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
93
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
522K

The cost of living in Beirut is 22% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4447th and 3343rd ($1195 vs $1523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Lebanon and France, respectively. Check Lebanon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Lyon ranked 2nd in France, while ranked 5118th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Lyon

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Beirut Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$6123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$11664

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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 Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1540
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1097
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1234
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1355
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1484
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1416
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1352
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1398
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1544
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3031
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3049
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3018
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3067
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3266
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1237
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1250
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1568
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1052
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3246
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1277
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2702
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2706
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1321
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2693
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1322
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1114
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1239
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1453
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2580
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1385
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$1952
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2248
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2368
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1280
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1432
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1369
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2597