Beirut vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7903
🏠 One person rent
$623
$2366
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$4375
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$686
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$5439
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.39M

The cost of living in Beirut is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4447th and 26th ($1195 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$129
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$18429

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2867
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2910
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1184
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2788
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2784
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2879
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1032
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2884
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2722
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3046
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2732
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3094
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2709
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2597
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$3070
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3155
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2751
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2684
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2803
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2637
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$1027
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2944
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2879
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2609
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2606