Beirut vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$549
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4577th and 6th ($1261 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Jose, United States. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5475th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs San Jose, United States

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Beirut San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$22302

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254