Beirut vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$623
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
75
8
😀 Quality of life
62
59
🏙️ Population
2.42M
24.7K

The cost of living in Beirut is 26% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4447th and 3034th ($1195 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5118th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524