Beirut vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$641
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$3236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
90
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
548K

The cost of living in Beirut is 39% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4177th and 1193rd ($1441 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Lebanon and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Manchester ranked 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5483rd and 84th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Manchester

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Beirut Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$20557

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831