Beirut vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$555
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
75
40
😀 Quality of life
61
48
🏙️ Population
2.42M
5.94M

The cost of living in Beirut is 48% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4691st and 6501st ($1165 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and India, respectively. Check Lebanon vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 4996th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1527

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348