Beirut vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$623
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.76M

The cost of living in Beirut is 34% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4447th and 2281st ($1195 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5118th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$7624

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576