Beirut vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$2801
🏠 One person rent
$623
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$912
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2379
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
96
😀 Quality of life
62
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
824K

The cost of living in Beirut is 8% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 4447th and 4716th ($1195 vs $1103) 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sakai ranked 15th in Japan, while ranked 5118th and 406th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$338
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$77.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$9.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$26.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8669

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Sakai

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$997
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$995
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$996
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$990
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$988
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1012
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$982
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1015
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$984
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$978
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$986
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1116
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1012
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$994
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$957
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$968
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1058
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1007
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$956
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$957
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$990
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1284
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$994
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1085
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$933
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$966
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$965
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1009
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$972
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$945
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1006
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1105
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$956
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1006
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$969
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$977