Beirut vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 47% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4691st and 1380th ($1165 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1203rd 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 118th 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	$8.92	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137