Beirut vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$641	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$5217
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	74	86
😀 Quality of life	63	91
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.39M

The cost of living in Beirut is 59% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4177th and 52nd ($1441 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 5483rd and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Beirut	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$22295

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826