Beirut vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Beirut	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1441	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3510	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$641	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1099	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$260	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	74	19
😀 Quality of life	63	68
🏙️ Population	2.42M	955K

The cost of living in Beirut is 17% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4177th and 3058th ($1441 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Lebanon and Spain, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 5483rd and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tenerife

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	Beirut	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.8	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.49	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$758	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$406	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$743	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.2	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3695	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1988	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.86	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.93	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.82	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.8	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.3	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.7	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.9	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8983	$7249

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1204
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$1093
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$927
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$841
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$700
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$706
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$2195
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$2069
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$2008
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1873
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$2112
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$2150
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$2142
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$2044
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$2122
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1891
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$2043
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$2125
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$2184
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$2133
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$390
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$771
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$2230
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$2129
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1918
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$441
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$745
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2175
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$446
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$2347

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469