Beirut vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$598	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	74	40
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	2.42M	573K

The cost of living in Beirut is 75% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4463rd and 6865th ($1353 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Morocco, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 5682nd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Rabat

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	Beirut	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$7353

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727