Beirut vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$605
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$5544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
8.8M

The cost of living in Beirut is 72% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4326th and 3rd ($1255 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 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 4772nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$21465

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111