Beirut vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$555
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
61
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Beirut is 135% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4691st and 8700th ($1165 vs $496) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4996th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$1179

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Cities near Beirut

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 Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160