Beirut vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$641
$780
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$1339
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$2494
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
43
😀 Quality of life
63
85
🏙️ Population
2.42M
886K

The cost of living in Beirut is 18% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4177th and 2979th ($1441 vs $1759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Lebanon and France, respectively. Check Lebanon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Marseille ranked 12th in France, while ranked 5483rd and 453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Marseille

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Beirut Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$73.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$3.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$1496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$5339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$3745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$21.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$27.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$10478

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Cities near Beirut

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 Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1853
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1827
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1530
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1488
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1501
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1440
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1644
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$2002
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1863
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1901
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7483
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1474
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1568
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1307
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1202
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1541
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1560
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1264
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1328
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1469
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1506
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1386
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1251
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1608
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1749
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1596
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1352
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1599
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1659
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1578
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1747
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1652
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1320
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1865
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1142
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1584
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1613