Beirut vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$549
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
75
82
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.65M

The cost of living in Beirut is 30% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4577th and 5813th ($1261 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Russia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5475th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566