Beirut vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$555
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
7
😀 Quality of life
61
61
🏙️ Population
2.42M
133K

The cost of living in Beirut is 10% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4691st and 4342nd ($1165 vs $1295) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Male. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4996th and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3225

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$948
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$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
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$1604
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$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
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352