Cost of living comparison

Jerusalem, Israel

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Jerusalem Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 33.4% cheaper than Jerusalem.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% less in Beirut
Groceries: pay 34.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Beirut
Housing: pay 20.6% less in Beirut
Childcare: pay 69.8% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.2% less in Beirut
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Beirut

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Jerusalem Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beirut instead of Jerusalem, you would:

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pay 43.8% less for restaurants

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.66 ₪74.36	$10.00 LBP896,000	-51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.33 ₪47.98	$7.64 LBP684,454	-42.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 ₪9.33	$1.59 LBP142,400	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.96 ₪7.04	$1.13 LBP101,248	-42.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 34.4% less for groceries

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 ₪8.50	$0.91 LBP81,940	-61.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.48 ₪23.32	$5.48 LBP490,560	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.26 ₪26.12	$6.19 LBP554,417	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 ₪13.89	$2.72 LBP243,417	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 ₪17.15	$3.84 LBP343,695	-19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 ₪4.89	$0.69 LBP61,978	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 ₪3.24	$0.56 LBP49,776	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 ₪2.65	$0.41 LBP36,790	-44.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 ₪3.22	$0.47 LBP41,793	-47.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 ₪2.14	$0.39 LBP35,088	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ₪2.08	$0.44 LBP39,298	-24.1%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.24 ₪26.04	$3.49 LBP312,766	-51.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.93 ₪226.45	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	+19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,738.40 ₪157,392.11	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	-31.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.03 ₪36.08	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	+27.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 20.6% less for housing

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.37 ₪94.89	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,468.76 ₪5,285.33	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	-49.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,046.06 ₪3,764.25	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	-65.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.61 ₪516.77	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	+12.2%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 69.8% less for childcare

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.15 ₪3,030.47	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	-66.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,369.36 ₪55,306.44	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	-73.3%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.53 ₪30.70	$3.00 LBP268,800	-64.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06 ₪14.61	$2.80 LBP250,880	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.33 ₪33.58	$2.00 LBP179,200	-78.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.91 ₪305.55	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 ₪43.18	$7.00 LBP627,200	-41.7%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Jerusalem	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.33 ₪350.22	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.99 ₪215.89	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$109.99 ₪395.80	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	-6.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.32 ₪393.40	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	+1.3%
Average			-7.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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