Beirut vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
62
90
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.43M

The cost of living in Beirut is 46% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4447th and 1242nd ($1195 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$5.37
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$17.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108