Beirut vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$555
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
90
😀 Quality of life
61
68
🏙️ Population
2.42M
9.21M

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4691st and 4630th ($1165 vs $1190) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4996th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$8550

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709