Beirut vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$555	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	75	95
😀 Quality of life	61	63
🏙️ Population	2.42M	11.5M

The cost of living in Beirut is 15% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4691st and 5616th ($1165 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4996th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sao Paulo

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	Beirut	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629