Beirut vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$549
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$2408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
877K

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4577th and 2991st ($1261 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 8th in France, while ranked 5475th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$10222

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620