Beirut vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$623
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
75
100
😀 Quality of life
62
100
🏙️ Population
2.42M
14M

The cost of living in Beirut is 23% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4447th and 3238th ($1195 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Japan, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5118th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063