Beirut vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1261
$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3035
$5417
🏠 One person rent
$549
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2341
🍽️ Food expenses
$386
$612
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$233
$3342
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
75
86
😀 Quality of life
63
99
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 49% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4577th and 918th ($1261 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Canada, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 5475th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.9
$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$699
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1258
$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.5%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1901
$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.95
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.8
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58
$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$364
$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6680
$17676

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2241
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2326
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2242
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2033
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2379
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2449
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2012
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2193
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2103
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1869
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$1998
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1705
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2049
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2044
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2010
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1844
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2096
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2071
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1928
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2187
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2082
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2109
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1936
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2083
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1971
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1868
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2036
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2031
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2043