Beirut vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$623
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
75
20
😀 Quality of life
62
48
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Beirut is 154% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4447th and 8679th ($1195 vs $470) 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 0.3 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 5118th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$911

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Cities near Beirut

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 Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936