Beirut vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$605	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	70
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	2.42M	330K

The cost of living in Beirut is 4% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4326th and 4211th ($1255 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Cyprus, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4772nd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Nicosia

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	Beirut	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647