Beirut vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$4112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	81
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 30% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4177th and 1833rd ($1441 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd 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 39th in the United States, while ranked 5483rd and 156th 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	$10.8	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$19123

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Cities near Beirut

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093