Beirut vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Beirut Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$2309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$5128
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1523
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$2687
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$3493
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
75
64
😀 Quality of life
61
86
🏙️ Population
2.42M
3.33M

The cost of living in Beirut is 50% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 4691st and 1098th ($1165 vs $2309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Lebanon vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.5 months in Dubai. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4996th and 306th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Beirut vs Dubai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Beirut vs Dubai

Prices for goods and services in Beirut and Dubai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Beirut Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$12.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$6.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$3310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$2171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$6006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$3452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$84.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$779
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$12682

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507