Beirut vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$549
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
22
😀 Quality of life
63
70
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.41M

The cost of living in Beirut is 7% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4577th and 4743rd ($1261 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5475th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$5508

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987