Beirut vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beirut	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1353	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3278	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$598	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$1019	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$229	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	74	19
😀 Quality of life	62	67
🏙️ Population	2.42M	955K

The cost of living in Beirut is 24% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4463rd and 2952nd ($1353 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 79th in Spain, while ranked 5682nd and 4756th 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	$10.9	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1267	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$678	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.7	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.89%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3232	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.7	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.3	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.49	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.97	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.38	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.42	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.9	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.4	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.27	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$142	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$421	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7746	$6610

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$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

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490