Beirut vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	94
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 44% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4177th and 791st ($1441 vs $2562) 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 5483rd and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beirut	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$17749

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913