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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	75	87
😀 Quality of life	61	93
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.01M

The cost of living in Beirut is 68% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4691st and 13th ($1165 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.9 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 4996th and 57th 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	$8.92	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$23974

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146