Beirut vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4691st and 998th ($1165 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and France, respectively. Check Lebanon vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 4996th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$18941

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395