Cost of living comparison

 Tokyo, Japan
compared to
 Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 6.5% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants
pay 48.5% more in Beirut
Groceries
pay 39.3% less in Beirut
Transportation
pay 2.4% less in Beirut
Housing
pay 17.4% less in Beirut
Childcare
pay 59.3% less in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.9% less in Beirut
Clothing
pay 50.4% more in Beirut

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Beirut are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.5% more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.51
¥941
$10.00
LBP895,679
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.21
¥753
$7.64
LBP684,209
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
¥161
$1.59
LBP142,349

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pay 39.3% less for groceries

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
¥236
$0.91
LBP81,911
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.01
¥1,013
$5.48
LBP490,384
Milk (1 gallon) $5.89
¥851
$6.19
LBP554,219

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
¥639
$3.49
LBP312,654
Monthly public transit pass $58.62
¥8,469
$75.00
LBP6,717,593
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,767.76
¥3,144,839
$30,000.00
LBP2,687,037,139

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pay 17.4% less for housing

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.86
¥4,603
$31.88
LBP2,854,977
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,120.28
¥161,849
$738.24
LBP66,122,188
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $582.98
¥84,224
$359.38
LBP32,188,466

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pay 59.3% less for childcare

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $533.29
¥77,046
$283.33
LBP25,377,573
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,506.96
¥2,095,854
$4,111.11
LBP368,223,608

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pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
¥470
$3.00
LBP268,704
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.40
¥492
$2.80
LBP250,790
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.91
¥565
$2.00
LBP179,136

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pay 50.4% more for clothing

 
Tokyo
Beirut
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.60
¥7,599
$78.12
LBP6,997,493
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.87
¥5,327
$57.86
LBP5,182,143
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.41
¥9,161
$103.12
LBP9,236,690

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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: July 2025
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