Beirut vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$4557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.61M

The cost of living in Beirut is 50% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4447th and 864th ($1195 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.68
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$14.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$10488

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706