Beirut vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$549
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$4609
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
89
😀 Quality of life
63
98
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 61% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4577th and 109th ($1261 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Singapore, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5475th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Singapore City

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Beirut Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$29519

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653