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

🙂 Solo nomad: Beirut is 27.1% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 52.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Beirut is 23.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 43.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.63 LBP 951.5K

$11.08 AED 40.67

-4.06%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$59.6 LBP 5.3M

$81.9 AED 300

-27.25%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.94 LBP 710.7K

$9.73 AED 35.71

-18.40%

Cappuccino

$3.26 LBP 291.6K

$5.56 AED 20.42

-41.37%

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

$1.58 LBP 141.4K

$1.19 AED 4.38

32.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 LBP 82.2K

$0.94 AED 3.44

-2.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.42 LBP 306.3K

$12.48 AED 45.79

-72.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.08 LBP 455.0K

$13.70 AED 50.3

-62.92%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.73 LBP 155.1K

$1.92 AED 7.06

-9.90%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 LBP 70.4K

$1.38 AED 5.08

-42.75%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.84 LBP 164.5K

$2.26 AED 8.28

-18.58%

Eggs

$3.11 LBP 278.7K

$3.46 AED 12.68

-10.12%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.35 LBP 1.0M

$10.23 AED 37.54

10.95%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.69 LBP 867.4K

$9.50 AED 34.85

2.00%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.52 LBP 1.0M

$12.76 AED 46.84

-9.72%

Apples (1kg)

$1.80 LBP 160.8K

$2.36 AED 8.66

-23.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 LBP 131.9K

$1.90 AED 6.97

-22.63%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.09 LBP 98.0K

$1.93 AED 7.08

-43.52%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.04 LBP 93.2K

$1.54 AED 5.66

-32.47%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 LBP 83.6K

$1.17 AED 4.31

-20.51%

Onion (1kg)

$1.00 LBP 89.6K

$1.32 AED 4.85

-24.24%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.82 LBP 73.2K

$1.39 AED 5.10

-41.01%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LBP 49.9K

$0.70 AED 2.55

-20.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.47 LBP 220.6K

$6.51 AED 23.91

-62.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.15 LBP 998.0K

$19.37 AED 71.1

-42.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 LBP 109.4K

$2.63 AED 9.65

-53.61%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.24 LBP 200.1K

$3.41 AED 12.50

-34.31%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.06 LBP 184.0K

$1.66 AED 6.11

24.10%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$73.1 LBP 6.5M

$80.3 AED 295

-9.00%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.14 LBP 459.8K

$3.34 AED 12.25

53.89%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.26 LBP 112.8K

$0.79 AED 2.88

59.49%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.28 LBP 1.8M

$7.97 AED 29.26

154.45%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.93 LBP 83.4K

$0.75 AED 2.75

24.00%

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

$34.9K LBP 3.1B

$33.0K AED 121.2K

5.85%

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

$28.0K LBP 2.5B

$23.2K AED 85.1K

20.49%

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

$218 LBP 19.5M

$213 AED 782

2.20%

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

$37.76 LBP 3.4M

$62.6 AED 230

-39.68%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.59 LBP 3.4M

$103 AED 379

-63.57%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$67.3 LBP 6.0M

$87.5 AED 321

-23.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.78 LBP 2.7M

$46.67 AED 171

-36.19%

Cinema Ticket

$8.05 LBP 720.1K

$15.02 AED 55.1

-46.40%

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

$297 LBP 26.6M

$822 AED 3,015

-63.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,435 LBP 396.9M

$14.1K AED 51.8K

-68.55%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$70.2 LBP 6.3M

$83.4 AED 306

-15.83%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.66 LBP 4.0M

$63.1 AED 232

-29.26%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$125 LBP 11.2M

$114 AED 418

9.57%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$94.2 LBP 8.4M

$120 AED 442

-21.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$808 LBP 72.3M

$2,454 AED 9,005

-67.07%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$368 LBP 32.9M

$1,591 AED 5,840

-76.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,959 LBP 175.4M

$4,672 AED 17.1K

-58.06%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$976 LBP 87.3M

$3,003 AED 11.0K

-67.51%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,689 LBP 330.1M

$7,211 AED 26.5K

-48.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,913 LBP 171.2M

$4,040 AED 14.8K

-52.65%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$606 LBP 54.2M

$4,088 AED 15.0K

-85.19%

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Dubai: January 11, 2026

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