Beirut vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4447th and 1216th ($1195 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and France, respectively. Check Lebanon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5118th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$16502

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381