Beirut vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$5772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
61
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.39M

The cost of living in Beirut is 65% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4691st and 45th ($1165 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 4996th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647