Beirut vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beirut	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1255	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3214	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$605	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1314	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$342	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	75	27
😀 Quality of life	63	59
🏙️ Population	2.42M	687K

The cost of living in Beirut is 14% more expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 4326th and 4828th ($1255 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th in Lebanon and Spain, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 4772nd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Zaragoza

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	Beirut	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.3	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$732	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1783	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$887	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.48%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3136	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1549	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.1	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.82	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.01	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.02	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.08	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.01	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4459	$7261

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Cities near Beirut

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Jounieh	$1020
37 km or 23 mi	Zahle	$912
38 km or 23 mi	Sidon	$798
68 km or 42 mi	Tripoli	$776
75 km or 46 mi	Tyre	$573
76 km or 47 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
83 km or 52 mi	Damascus	$638
99 km or 62 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
102 km or 64 mi	Safed	$1681
106 km or 66 mi	Nahariya	$1616
112 km or 69 mi	Karmiel	$1531
114 km or 71 mi	Acre	$1502
115 km or 72 mi	Sakhnin	$1612
116 km or 72 mi	Arraba	$1633
119 km or 74 mi	Tamra	$1655
122 km or 76 mi	Tiberias	$1600
123 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
124 km or 77 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
124 km or 77 mi	Shefa-'Amr	$1677
127 km or 79 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647
130 km or 81 mi	Haifa	$1645
131 km or 82 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
132 km or 82 mi	Nesher	$1593
133 km or 83 mi	Nazareth	$1732
137 km or 85 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
142 km or 88 mi	Yokneam Illit	$1778
144 km or 89 mi	Afula	$1652
145 km or 90 mi	Homs	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Irbid	$679
155 km or 97 mi	Zikhron Ya'akov	$1731
156 km or 97 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
165 km or 103 mi	Pardes Hanna-Karkur	$1728
169 km or 105 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
169 km or 105 mi	Hadera	$1576
179 km or 111 mi	Hama	$417
183 km or 114 mi	Jerash	$608
183 km or 114 mi	Netanya	$2138
184 km or 114 mi	Latakia	$386
186 km or 116 mi	Tayibe	$1902

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387