Beirut vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2841
🏠 One person rent
$605
$518
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$2421
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
2.42M
824K

The cost of living in Beirut is 9% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4326th and 4649th ($1255 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 2.1 months in Sakai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 4772nd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$5.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1135
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$77.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$3677
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$2734
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$30.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$28.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$67.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$8371

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1051
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1049
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1047
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1047
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1065
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1040
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1047
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1242
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1074
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1059
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1019
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1026
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1111
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1065
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1019
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1018
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1059
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1302
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$998
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1026
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1031
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1063
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1142
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1062
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1100
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1033
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046