Beirut vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$555
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
92
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 33% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4691st and 2722nd ($1165 vs $1750) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262