Beirut vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
100
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.03M

The cost of living in Beirut is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4691st and 923rd ($1165 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Australia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4996th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$21306

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913