Beirut vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$555
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
61
85
🏙️ Population
2.42M
873K

The cost of living in Beirut is 28% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4691st and 3227th ($1165 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Lebanon and France, respectively. Check Lebanon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 4996th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$9905

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Cities near Beirut

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 Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498