Beirut vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$623
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
62
97
🏙️ Population
2.42M
443K

The cost of living in Beirut is 65% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4447th and 31st ($1195 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Lebanon and Switzerland, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5118th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846