Beirut vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$2822
🏠 One person rent	$598	$805
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$1397
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$866
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	8
😀 Quality of life	62	64
🏙️ Population	2.42M	133K

The cost of living in Beirut is 3% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4552nd ($1353 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Maldives, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Male. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5682nd and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Male

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	Beirut	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$3300

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1106
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1005
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$865
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$842
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$676
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$675
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1973
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1770
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1766
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1873
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1917
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1934
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1870
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1960
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1930
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2000
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1856
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1981
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2027
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2071
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1909
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$385
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2103
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2061
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2101
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1887
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$446
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$740
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2136
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$449
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2207

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1379
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$348
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$303
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$251
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$269
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$299
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$387
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$350
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$293
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$609
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$676
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$349
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$487
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$414
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$271
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$348
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$316
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$299
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$331
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$447
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$320
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$554
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$344
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$285
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$303
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$285
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$349
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$297
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$389
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$544
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$273
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$523
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$332
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$335
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327