Beirut vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$4328
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
74
100
😀 Quality of life
62
100
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.35M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4463rd and 893rd ($1353 vs $2496) 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5682nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Melbourne

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Beirut Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$26129

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172