Beirut vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beirut	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1261	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3035	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$549	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$386	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$233	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4577th and 1930th ($1261 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st in Lebanon and the United States, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs San Antonio

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	Beirut	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.07	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$699	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1258	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$586	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.5%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.46	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$364	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6680	$15049

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1028
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$930
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$822
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$787
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$647
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$671
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1847
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1775
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1630
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1633
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1745
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1789
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1798
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1808
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1828
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1840
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1757
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1850
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1932
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1817
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$402
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$753
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1978
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1991
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1786
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$438
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$748
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2247
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$441
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2108

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154