Beirut vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Beirut	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1165	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2943	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$555	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1163	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$453	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	75	99
😀 Quality of life	61	99
🏙️ Population	2.42M	4.84M

The cost of living in Beirut is 58% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4691st and 312th ($1165 vs $2801) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4996th and 4th 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	$8.92	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.5	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$646	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$317	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1699	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1315	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.04	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.02	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.6	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.7	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4334	$18951

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Cities near Beirut

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754