Beirut vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$605
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$581
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
95
😀 Quality of life
63
65
🏙️ Population
2.42M
11.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4326th and 5654th ($1255 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Brazil, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 4772nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$14254

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611