Beirut vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1441
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3510
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$641
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$225
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
74
23
😀 Quality of life
63
34
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Beirut is 202% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4177th and 8771st ($1441 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Libya, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 5483rd and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Tripoli

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Beirut Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.8
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.63
 Cappuccino
$4.49
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$758
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1356
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.06%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3695
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$5.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.93
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.97
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.82
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.88
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.7
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.9
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$138
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8983
$894

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1204
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1093
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$927
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$841
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$700
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$706
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$2195
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$2069
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$2008
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1873
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$2112
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$2142
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$2044
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1891
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$2043
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$2125
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$2133
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$390
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$771
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1918
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$441
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$745
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2175
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$446
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2347

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164