Beirut vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$904
🏠 One person rent
$555
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
67
😀 Quality of life
61
31
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 209% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4691st and 9038th ($1165 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 4996th and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1015

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Rawalpindi

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286