Beirut vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$605	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	75	92
😀 Quality of life	63	86
🏙️ Population	2.42M	2.75M

The cost of living in Beirut is 27% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4326th and 2624th ($1255 vs $1718) 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 4772nd and 337th 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	$10.1	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$9864

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$912
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$798
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$776
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1681
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1616
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1531
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1502
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1655
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1600
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1645
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1593
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1732
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1652
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$679
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1576
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$417
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2138
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$386
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201