Beirut vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4060
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
100
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4577th and 1249th ($1261 vs $2308) 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 0.2 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 5475th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988