Beirut vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5661
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1440
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2388
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$4287
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.6M

The cost of living in Beirut is 51% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4447th and 812th ($1195 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$15748

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2282
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2301
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2266
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2334
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2384
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2242
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2418
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2422
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2402
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2196
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2390
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2434
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2469
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2281
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2618
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2419
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$1861
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2457
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2895
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2430
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2674
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2740
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2788
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2603
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2654
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2783
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2196
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2169
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2879
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2486
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2469
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2766