Cost of Living Comparison Between Beirut and Dubai Cost of Living Comparison Between Beirut and Dubai

🙂 Solo nomad: Beirut is 24.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Beirut is 23.9% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 44.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.75 LBP 961.8K

$10.73 AED 39.37

0.19%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$59.7 LBP 5.3M

$82.2 AED 302

-27.34%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.08 LBP 723.2K

$9.32 AED 34.21

-13.30%

Cappuccino

$3.29 LBP 294.9K

$5.72 AED 21.01

-42.48%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 LBP 140.8K

$1.23 AED 4.53

27.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 LBP 77.6K

$0.94 AED 3.43

-7.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.42 LBP 305.7K

$12.21 AED 44.81

-71.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.03 LBP 450.4K

$13.41 AED 49.22

-62.49%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.71 LBP 153.3K

$2.01 AED 7.37

-14.93%

White Bread (500g)

$0.78 LBP 69.9K

$1.37 AED 5.02

-43.07%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.76 LBP 157.8K

$2.20 AED 8.09

-20.00%

Eggs

$3.10 LBP 277.4K

$3.37 AED 12.38

-8.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.22 LBP 1.0M

$10.11 AED 37.09

10.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.66 LBP 864.8K

$9.49 AED 34.81

1.79%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.24 LBP 1.0M

$12.48 AED 45.78

-9.94%

Apples (1kg)

$1.82 LBP 163.1K

$2.39 AED 8.78

-23.85%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 LBP 131.4K

$1.96 AED 7.20

-25.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.15 LBP 102.7K

$1.86 AED 6.84

-38.17%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.04 LBP 92.9K

$1.50 AED 5.49

-30.67%

Potato (1kg)

$0.98 LBP 88.0K

$1.18 AED 4.34

-16.95%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 LBP 89.9K

$1.30 AED 4.78

-23.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.81 LBP 72.5K

$1.43 AED 5.26

-43.36%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LBP 46.1K

$0.69 AED 2.54

-24.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.56 LBP 229.0K

$6.68 AED 24.50

-61.68%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.01 LBP 985.5K

$18.88 AED 69.3

-41.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 LBP 111.4K

$2.65 AED 9.74

-52.83%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.20 LBP 197.3K

$3.43 AED 12.59

-35.86%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.98 LBP 177.6K

$1.60 AED 5.86

23.75%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.5 LBP 6.6M

$81.0 AED 297

-9.35%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.87 LBP 435.6K

$3.22 AED 11.80

51.24%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.24 LBP 110.8K

$0.80 AED 2.92

55.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.39 LBP 1.8M

$8.28 AED 30.40

146.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.90 LBP 80.2K

$0.75 AED 2.75

20.00%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.5K LBP 3.1B

$32.7K AED 120.0K

5.66%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.8K LBP 2.5B

$22.4K AED 82.2K

24.11%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$218 LBP 19.5M

$215 AED 790

1.05%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$37.23 LBP 3.3M

$62.6 AED 230

-40.55%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.22 LBP 3.3M

$103 AED 379

-63.91%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.6 LBP 6.0M

$89.1 AED 327

-24.20%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$30.03 LBP 2.7M

$47.01 AED 173

-36.12%

Cinema Ticket

$7.83 LBP 700.5K

$15.14 AED 55.6

-48.28%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$304 LBP 27.2M

$834 AED 3,062

-63.59%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,532 LBP 405.6M

$14.5K AED 53.1K

-68.68%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$72.3 LBP 6.5M

$83.7 AED 307

-13.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$45.04 LBP 4.0M

$62.5 AED 229

-27.92%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$123 LBP 11.0M

$112 AED 411

9.44%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.1 LBP 8.4M

$122 AED 448

-22.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$808 LBP 72.4M

$2,390 AED 8,769

-66.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$377 LBP 33.8M

$1,560 AED 5,726

-75.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,994 LBP 178.4M

$4,546 AED 16.7K

-56.14%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$957 LBP 85.7M

$3,006 AED 11.0K

-68.15%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,742 LBP 334.9M

$7,269 AED 26.7K

-48.52%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,822 LBP 163.1M

$4,104 AED 15.1K

-55.59%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$653 LBP 58.5M

$4,017 AED 14.7K

-83.74%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.16

4.49

148.55%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Beirut: March 1, 2026

Last update for Dubai: March 1, 2026

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