Beirut vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$2178
🏠 One person rent
$555
$442
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$863
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$846
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
82
😀 Quality of life
61
67
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.38M

The cost of living in Beirut is 33% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4691st and 6204th ($1165 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Russia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 4996th and 3645th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$6847

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Cities near Beirut

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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$846
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$979
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1149
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1439
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1416
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1447
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1230
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$973
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1389
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1453
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$440
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1120
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1453
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1532
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1123
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1782
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1499
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1570
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$514
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1936
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1278
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2023
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1534
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1447
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$966
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1363
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1467
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1466
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1414
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1102
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1525