Beirut vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$974
🏠 One person rent
$598
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
74
40
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 95% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4463rd and 7286th ($1353 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 5682nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Surat

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Beirut Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$929

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$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 Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319