Beirut vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$990
🏠 One person rent
$549
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
63
55
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 79% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4577th and 7068th ($1261 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 5475th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$922

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333