Beirut vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$555
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1869
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
75
99
😀 Quality of life
61
79
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 12% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4691st and 5386th ($1165 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 468th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 4996th and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075