Beirut vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$555	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$1634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	52
😀 Quality of life	61	67
🏙️ Population	2.42M	791K

The cost of living in Beirut is 5% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4691st and 4902nd ($1165 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 4996th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Niigata

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	Beirut	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$15392

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046