Beirut vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$555
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
61
99
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14.3M

The cost of living in Beirut is 29% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4691st and 3085th ($1165 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4996th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tokyo

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Beirut Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$15495

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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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033