Beirut vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$598
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$2197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
91
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 35% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4463rd and 1819th ($1353 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Italy, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5682nd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Rome

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Beirut Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$12431

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358