Beirut vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
97
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4691st and 5th ($1165 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$20585

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108