Beirut vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$598
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
74
82
😀 Quality of life
62
96
🏙️ Population
2.42M
449K

The cost of living in Beirut is 64% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4463rd and 13th ($1353 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Lebanon and Switzerland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Beirut compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5682nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Zurich

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Beirut Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$24322

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171