Beirut vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$598
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
71
😀 Quality of life
62
78
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.21M

The cost of living in Beirut is 2% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4463rd and 4516th ($1353 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5682nd and 995th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sofia

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Beirut Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$11223

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784