Beirut vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$623
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.18M

The cost of living in Beirut is 34% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4447th and 6017th ($1195 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5118th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$8.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964