Beirut vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	75	93
😀 Quality of life	63	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4577th and 1191st ($1261 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Australia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5475th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Perth

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	Beirut	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$13377

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Cities near Beirut

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736