Beirut vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
98
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4691st and 2194th ($1165 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Spain, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4996th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10462

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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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581