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

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Beirut San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$623
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
87
😀 Quality of life
62
92
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 66% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4447th and 22nd ($1195 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5118th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$15889

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123