Beirut vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$641
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$1511
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
74
99
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 37% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4177th and 5168th ($1441 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5483rd and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Saitama

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Beirut Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.49
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096