Beirut vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$3974
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
74
99
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.11M

The cost of living in Beirut is 45% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4463rd and 916th ($1353 vs $2480) 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 1.6 months in Paris. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5682nd and 14th 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
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$17184

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544