Beirut vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1255
$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$8076
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1966
🏘️ Family rent
$1314
$3466
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$863
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$542
$7242
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
75
81
😀 Quality of life
63
98
🏙️ Population
2.42M
449K

The cost of living in Beirut is 62% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4326th and 59th ($1255 vs $3296) 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 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4772nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.3
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$8.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$732
$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1783
$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$887
$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3136
$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1549
$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.6
$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.5
$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.82
$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.08
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.8
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.01
$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$120
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$294
$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4459
$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2873
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$2960
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3032
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2893
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3059
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3099
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3426
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2861
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2379
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2419
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1472
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2252
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2897
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2262
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2931
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2891
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1555
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1609
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2614
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1731
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1447
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2464
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1641
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1382
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3233
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1453
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1434
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1442
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2643
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1267
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1286
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1656
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2352
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2717