Beirut vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$3483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
62
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 54% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4447th and 571st ($1195 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5118th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190