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

🙂 Solo nomad: Beirut is 24% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 52.1% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Beirut is 24.7% cheaper than Dubai without rent, and 46.8% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$10.73 LBP 960.0K

$10.78 AED 39.55

-0.46%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$59.3 LBP 5.3M

$80.2 AED 294

-26.02%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$7.87 LBP 704.2K

$9.59 AED 35.21

-17.94%

Cappuccino

$3.28 LBP 293.6K

$5.45 AED 19.98

-39.82%

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

$1.58 LBP 141.5K

$1.19 AED 4.37

32.77%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.87 LBP 77.6K

$0.88 AED 3.22

-1.14%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.55 LBP 318.1K

$12.21 AED 44.80

-70.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.91 LBP 439.3K

$13.63 AED 50.0

-63.98%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.74 LBP 155.6K

$1.94 AED 7.12

-10.31%

White Bread (500g)

$0.79 LBP 71.1K

$1.37 AED 5.02

-42.34%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.74 LBP 155.6K

$2.22 AED 8.14

-21.62%

Eggs

$3.22 LBP 288.5K

$3.30 AED 12.13

-2.42%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.18 LBP 1.0M

$10.09 AED 37.05

10.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.63 LBP 861.6K

$9.20 AED 33.75

4.67%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.36 LBP 1.0M

$12.78 AED 46.90

-11.11%

Apples (1kg)

$1.73 LBP 154.4K

$2.34 AED 8.59

-26.07%

Banana (1kg)

$1.46 LBP 130.5K

$1.94 AED 7.11

-24.74%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.14 LBP 102.4K

$1.91 AED 7.02

-40.31%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.09 LBP 97.6K

$1.53 AED 5.62

-28.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.94 LBP 84.1K

$1.19 AED 4.36

-21.01%

Onion (1kg)

$1.04 LBP 92.7K

$1.27 AED 4.67

-18.11%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.88 LBP 78.9K

$1.45 AED 5.32

-39.31%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.52 LBP 46.7K

$0.69 AED 2.52

-24.64%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.49 LBP 222.5K

$6.51 AED 23.88

-61.75%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.03 LBP 987.1K

$19.19 AED 70.4

-42.52%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.25 LBP 111.8K

$2.74 AED 10.05

-54.38%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.22 LBP 198.8K

$3.44 AED 12.64

-35.47%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.98 LBP 177.2K

$1.62 AED 5.94

22.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.2 LBP 6.4M

$80.6 AED 296

-11.58%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.15 LBP 460.9K

$3.23 AED 11.85

59.44%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.23 LBP 110.1K

$0.79 AED 2.90

55.70%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$20.28 LBP 1.8M

$7.99 AED 29.31

153.82%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.88 LBP 78.9K

$0.79 AED 2.89

11.39%

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

$35.1K LBP 3.1B

$33.1K AED 121.3K

6.20%

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

$27.6K LBP 2.5B

$22.6K AED 83.0K

22.19%

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

$217 LBP 19.4M

$215 AED 788

1.05%

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

$37.37 LBP 3.3M

$63.5 AED 233

-41.16%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.56 LBP 3.4M

$101 AED 369

-62.64%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$66.9 LBP 6.0M

$85.9 AED 315

-22.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$29.48 LBP 2.6M

$45.94 AED 169

-35.83%

Cinema Ticket

$7.90 LBP 706.6K

$15.02 AED 55.1

-47.40%

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

$305 LBP 27.3M

$827 AED 3,034

-63.15%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,462 LBP 399.3M

$14.2K AED 52.2K

-68.63%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$70.8 LBP 6.3M

$83.1 AED 305

-14.82%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.49 LBP 4.0M

$63.9 AED 235

-30.39%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$122 LBP 10.9M

$114 AED 419

7.00%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$95.7 LBP 8.6M

$123 AED 453

-22.48%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$785 LBP 70.3M

$2,433 AED 8,928

-67.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$368 LBP 32.9M

$1,555 AED 5,708

-76.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,982 LBP 177.4M

$4,541 AED 16.7K

-56.36%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$954 LBP 85.4M

$3,004 AED 11.0K

-68.25%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,784 LBP 338.7M

$7,123 AED 26.1K

-46.88%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,856 LBP 166.1M

$4,087 AED 15.0K

-54.58%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$645 LBP 57.7M

$3,901 AED 14.3K

-83.47%

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: April 13, 2026

Last update for Dubai: April 12, 2026

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