Beirut vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$641	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	74	85
😀 Quality of life	63	71
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.65M

The cost of living in Beirut is 26% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4177th and 4898th ($1441 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5483rd and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Saint Petersburg

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	Beirut	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597