Beirut vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$962
🏠 One person rent
$549
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
75
68
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.1M

The cost of living in Beirut is 203% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 4577th and 8945th ($1261 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Pakistan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5475th and 6592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$764

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270