Beirut vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2115
🏠 One person rent
$555
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1630
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.41M

The cost of living in Beirut is 37% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4691st and 6257th ($1165 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Medina. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4996th and 3833rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$7706

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934