Beirut vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$598
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$5553
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
74
86
😀 Quality of life
62
91
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.39M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4463rd and 50th ($1353 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5682nd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs San Diego

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Beirut San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$26517

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804