Beirut vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
61
94
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 55% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4691st and 656th ($1165 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4996th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$6.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085