Beirut vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$4312
🏠 One person rent
$605
$940
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1577
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4326th and 2225th ($1255 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4772nd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$5725

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692