Beirut vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
91
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
548K

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4691st and 1500th ($1165 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4996th and 76th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$17390

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761