Beirut vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	91
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4177th and 2104th ($1441 vs $1972) 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 months in Rome. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5483rd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beirut	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$14156

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330