Beirut vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$5517
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1318
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2636
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4326th and 1222nd ($1255 vs $2267) 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 4772nd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$7.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$16193

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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
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1752
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1582
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1844
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1653
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1596
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1278
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1439
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1317
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1754
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1230
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1343
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1403
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1202
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1182
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1159
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1192
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1329
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1126
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1458
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1169
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1382
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1219
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1293