Beirut vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beirut	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1195	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2942	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$623	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1252	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$305	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$331	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	62	98
🏙️ Population	2.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Beirut is 56% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4447th and 318th ($1195 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Australia, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5118th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Sydney

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	Beirut	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.98	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.04	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$794	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.73%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3906	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1717	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.36	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.03	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.24	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.04	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.55	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.2	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$323	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4159	$17934

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$982
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$882
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$770
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$665
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$633
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$583
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1622
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1570
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1617
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1447
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1645
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1635
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1622
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1427
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1567
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1467
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1689
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1744
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1660
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$528
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$625
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1718
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1725
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1593
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$480
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$602
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$1962
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$436
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1850

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816