Beirut vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$5408
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1480
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$2344
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$602
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4326th and 861st ($1255 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4772nd and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.9
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$17118

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$1020
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$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2267
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2370
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2291
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$1946
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2142
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2432
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$1966
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1554
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2185
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1846
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2017
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1861
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1899
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1554
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2009
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2021
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2089
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1849
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1783
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2056
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1977
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2183
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2056
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2145
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1910
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2082
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1990
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2101
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2100
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1680
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2097
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2081
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2095