Beirut vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	75	81
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 38% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4326th and 1745th ($1255 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 2 months in San Antonio. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 4772nd and 117th 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	$10.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$16552

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Cities near Beirut

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133