Beirut vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$605
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
63
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 213% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4326th and 8953rd ($1255 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Lebanon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 4772nd and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$1075

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$442
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$306
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272