Beirut vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$623
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
62
87
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 30% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4447th and 2685th ($1195 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Italy, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5118th and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229