Beirut vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	75	89
😀 Quality of life	61	97
🏙️ Population	2.42M	5.87M

The cost of living in Beirut is 63% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4691st and 81st ($1165 vs $3168) 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 0.4 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 4996th and 8th 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	$8.92	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637