Beirut vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.15M

The cost of living in Beirut is 50% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4577th and 843rd ($1261 vs $2517) 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 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5475th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Paris

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Beirut Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488