Beirut vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$7890
🏠 One person rent
$549
$2370
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$4148
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$726
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$5254
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.39M

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4577th and 43rd ($1261 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 26th in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$8.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$28967

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2972
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2909
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2996
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2988
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1210
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2887
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2922
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3066
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1063
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1055
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3215
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2931
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3252
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2930
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3274
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2873
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2681
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2967
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3049
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2994
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2715
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2776
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3490
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3075
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2626
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$903
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2671
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3585
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3037
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$3014
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3450
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2539
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2742
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2691
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2782