Beirut vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$6787
🏠 One person rent
$549
$2025
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3029
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$894
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
52
😀 Quality of life
63
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
140K

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4577th and 88th ($1261 vs $3268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Iceland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5475th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$20.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2075
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1851
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$70.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$6578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$5.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$88.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$6.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$41.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$25.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$3.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$5.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$46
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$194
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$30378

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242