Beirut vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$598
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
93
😀 Quality of life
62
72
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.21M

The cost of living in Beirut is 5% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4274th ($1353 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Mexico, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5682nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mexico City

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Beirut Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023