Beirut vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$3854
🏠 One person rent
$605
$718
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2090
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
43
😀 Quality of life
63
84
🏙️ Population
2.42M
877K

The cost of living in Beirut is 20% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4326th and 3148th ($1255 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.3 months in Marseille. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 4772nd and 400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$9082

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1568
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1496
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1308
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1338
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1338
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1231
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1472
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1707
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1650
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1673
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$6593
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1233
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1364
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1182
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1093
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1362
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1434
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1074
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1197
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1344
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1338
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1203
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1081
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1361
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1539
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1391
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1310
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1470
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1424
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1512
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1570
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1567
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1209
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1522
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1076
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1428
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1470